Device for removing acrochordons

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to a device for removal of bothersome acrochordons or skin tags from the skin. The device has an adhesive surface which allows manipulation and locking of the skin tag in such a way that acrochordon ectomic strangulation can occur without anesthetic or risk for bleeding or infections. The device includes three parts with one or several surfaces, the edges of which can be pivoted, folded, rotated or bent in relation to each other, whereby a more or less elastic strangulation of the skin tag causes an occlusion of the blood flow. The skin tag is simultaneously sealed to the skin surface and concealed by the device which makes the painless ectomic process cosmetically acceptable.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a division of application Ser. No. 11/758,396 filed Jun. 5, 2007, which is a continuation of International application PCT/IB2005/0054334 filed Dec. 20, 2005, the entire content of each of which is expressly incorporated herein by reference thereto.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Acrochordons or skin tags are common, easily diagnosed, skin colored or hyper pigmented, benign multiple skin tumors. They are often small and stalked and appear mostly on the neck, axillae, groin and upper torso of middle aged and elderly people. Acrochordons are very benign, asymptomatic forms of tumors which can be irritating following abrasion by clothes or which because of where it is situated can be cosmetically compromising.

In such cases skin tags can be removed professionally using local anesthetic and subsequent freezing with liquid nitrogen, burning by means of electro-desiccation or excision using a scalpel or scissors.

These methods give rise to a sore with risk for infections, scars and pain and in addition, necessitate some kind of bandage.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention enables self-treatment of benign, easily diagnosed skin tumors which appear as small filamentary or pedunculated growths on the skin surface, and which are termed acrochordons or skin tags.

To that aspect the invention relates to a method for occlusive removal of a protruding skin tag from a skin area. The method comprises the steps of encircling or enfolding the area of the protruding skin tag's nearest the skin, applying an occlusion pressure to the enclosed or enfolded skin tag, whereby sustained blood supply is occluded and necrosis of the skin tag is initiated, immobilising the skin tag relative to the skin area for a period sufficient to allow release of the skin tag from the skin area, and removing the skin tag.

The invention discloses a plurality of devices that can be used in the method according to the present invention. One device according to the invention comprises an adhesive member which fixes the device to the skin and which has an aperture, an edge or a surface or other support portion which encloses or contact the skin tag's base on the skin surface. The device also has a clamp which is connected to the adhesive member in different ways and which, because of its shape, can nip the skin tag's base on the skin surface and occlude the blood flow. Additionally, the device has a locking member which seals the skin tag to the skin to conceal it.

An adhesive band-shaped device consisting of different types of adhesive materials has protective films which can be removed and expose the different parts of the device. By using different types of adhesive materials, it is possible to seal the skin tag to the surface of an adhesive band-shaped device with protective films which can be removed and expose, and which are then turned at an angle of 90 degrees. The sealed skin tag can also be rotated before it is fastened to the skin surface. The rotation or twisting of the skin tag or a combination of both these procedures results in an occlusion of the skin tag's blood flow.

In another embodiment of the invention a small, adhesive, short, thread-like device is wrapped around the base of the skin tag between two adhesive units with a low tension to stop the blood flow.

In this case, the adhesive thread is fixated to the skin tag's surface and the different ends lock to each other, which increases the occlusion effect and prevents the thread from slipping when the applied tension disappears. Lacking blood flow, the living tissue in the skin tag quickly recedes and falls off spontaneously in the occlusion area. Such an occlusion of living tissue is well-known within surgery and is used within all medical specialties.

According to the invention, the skin tag is securely fixed by the support portion and the pressure member of the device which in turn through the adhesion and locking members sit tightly glued to the skin surface, which means that when the device is removed from the skin after a while, the tied-off skin tag is automatically removed too.

The advantages of the invention are that individuals themselves can, in a simple and inexpensive manner, remove skin tags from their skin without pain or blood effusion and without risk for infection as no wound is formed. Additionally, the removal of the skin tag occurs without scarring which means that the individual does not feel cosmetically compromised during the few days of treatment.

When the skin tag is removed, it seldom reappears in the same place again, although it is not unusual for a new skin tag to appear in close proximity or in the same area as a previously removed skin tag.

The device according to the invention comprises small thin strips, bands or discs s of material with one or several adhesive surfaces consisting of more or less flexible or elastic hydrocolloids, hydrogels, foams, nonwoven or polymer fabrics. The adhesive surfaces on the strips, bands or discs etc. have protective films or covering strips which partly inactivate the bonding agent and partly divide the adhesive surfaces into smaller adhesive surfaces. These surfaces constitute the adhesion member, pressure member and locking member of the device and can be activated at different times depending upon the order in which the protective films or covering strips are removed when the device is applied to the skin tag. Some of the pressure members of the device have surfaces that are straight, curved or circular, which in different ways can be maneuvered around the base of the skin tag so that single, double, multi-sided or circular casing occurs, resulting in the occlusion of the proximal blood flow.

In another embodiment of the invention, the device comprises two small adhesive, more or less elastic sheets which are kept together by a short thin thread or bridge-like construction. One of the sheets or the adhesion member is glued to the skin first, after which the skin tag is grasped between the thumb and forefinger and stretched lightly straight upwards. The thread or pressure member may then be bound between the sheets round the base of the skin tag so that an occlusive ligation of the skin tag occurs. This does not require much strength because the cross-section area of the skin tag is small and all parts of the bridge-like construction are continually sealed to the skin tag's surface and previously applied bridges. Finally the other sheet or locking member is fixed to the skin, or according to the preferred embodiment, on top of the skin tag so that it is concealed during the release period.

In a further embodiment, the band-shaped device has slits which extend halfway across the band from both ends, which makes it possible to rotate and bend the band in different ways round the skin tag sealed within the device. To facilitate manipulation of a skin tag, some of the protective films or covering strips are on the adhesive side of the slits, rendering the band more rigid and facilitating rotation and/or folding of the skin tag.

In a third embodiment, there is a short, thin band consisting of the materials described above, where one side of the band has reinforced adhesive qualities. First of all the bonding agent in the central part of the band is activated and the skin tag is stuck between the thumb and forefinger in the direction of the band's cross section. The skin tag is then rotated 180-360 degrees, whereby the bonding agent on one of the outer end of the band is stuck to the skin. Then the other outer end of the band is activated and stuck to the skin so that the rotated and thereby occluded skin tag is fixed in a fold where the skin tag lies parallel to the skin surface.

In a fourth embodiment, the adhesive area is located diagonally on both sides of the band-shaped device. The skin tag is fixed in a fold right over one of the adhesive surfaces, and is then stuck to the skin. The other adhesive surface is then stuck over the first one for increased stability and invisibility.

In a fifth embodiment, an entire side of the band-shaped device is adhesive. Additionally, there is a small area transversal to the band's other side, which is also adhesive. In this embodiment, the skin tag is fixed longitudinally in a fold formed in the central adhesive section of the band. The central section including the skin tag can then be bent down and stuck on top of some of the ends after activation of the outer, small, adhesive surface. Thereby, an occlusive fold is created that reduces blood circulation to the skin tag. The occlusive effect can be increased if the entire device with the skin tag sealed in the fold is rotated before the fold is bent down and stuck to an end.

In a sixth embodiment of the invention, the base of the skin tag is squeezed between specially formed, more or less hard edges with incisions, bead, flaps, or through different types of eccentric clamping mechanisms where the base of the skin tag is squeezed off and occluded simultaneously with the adhesion and locking of the different surfaces to each other such that the skin tag is fixated in a position parallel to the skin's surface.

In a seventh embodiment according to the invention, the skin tag is in the middle of the device according to the invention, after which the different parts of the device are turned towards each other such that the existing more or less elastic, adhesive, flexible bands, sheets or rings between the parts are wrapped, drawn, crimped or rotated around the skin tag's base resulting in a satisfactory occlusion.

In an eighth embodiment of the invention, an occlusion is achieved at the skin tag's base by a shearing effect, whereby it is wedged tightly in a V-shaped, more or less flexible section.

A similar effect can be achieved in a ninth embodiment of the invention where the skin tag is slid through an aperture in three different sections lying on each other of the device according to the invention. By displacing the three layers in different directions in relation to each other, the edges of the aperture applies pressure on the base of the skin tag and result in an occlusion of the blood flow.

In a tenth embodiment of the invention the skin tag is placed in an elongated aperture in an elastic, adhesive band which is then rolled in a circle around the skin tag, whereby the long sides of the aperture are twisted around the base of the skin tag, resulting in an occlusion.

In an eleventh embodiment of the invention the skin tag is squeezed at the base in a transversally cut slit in the convex wall of a bent, more or less elastic and flexible tube, after which the skin tag is stuck in the pipe and affixed.

In a twelfth embodiment of the invention, the base of the skin tag is squeezed between two twists of a more or less elastic and flexible, spiral-shaped device with a thin, adhesive, band-shaped section which is then bent down and stuck to the skin surface which simultaneously fixes the skin tag.

In a thirteenth embodiment of the invention, there are sheets or wings at the top or bottom of the small vessels which are stuck to the skin above the skin tag. By moving the top and bottom ends in relation to each other, the wings are clamped to the base of the skin tag. When an adequate influence on the blood flow is obtained, the wings are locked in an occlusive manner.

In a fourteenth embodiment of the invention, O-rings or other more or less elastic or flexible rings, threads or straps are used which by pressing the skin tag's base against an appropriately formed counter aperture stick to the skin and can give rise to an occluded compression of the blood flow.

In a fifteenth embodiment of the invention, a device with threads is used with one or several knots or loops which in different ways can be tied or wrapped around the lower part of the skin tag which, when occluded, can be concealed and stabilized in some form of a more or less adhesive covering section.

In a sixteenth embodiment of the invention, the occlusion of the skin tag can be achieved by an adhesive and very elastic film with an extremely small aperture which is pulled over the skin tag and which, when retracted, occludes the blood flow to the base.

In a seventeenth embodiment of the invention, an occlusion can be achieved by attaching sticky devices to the skin where a spiral contracts so that the skin tag is fixated simultaneously to the compression of this base or where a clasp or a pair of connected triangles pinch the skin tag's base on both sides.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGS.

The invention shall be illustrated in detail in the following on the basis of the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is an overview of a device according to the invention in the form of a thin band, where the adhesive surface is situated against the paper.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal section of FIG. 1 taken along II-II.

FIG. 3 is an overview of another embodiment of the invention where the device has an asymmetric form.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal section of the device taken along IV-IV in FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a descriptive overview of the application of the device in FIG. 3 and an occlusion of a skin tag.

FIG. 6 illustrates how the occluded skin tag 5 is concealed under another part of the device.

FIG. 7 is an overview of another embodiment of the invention, with three different surfaces on the same side of the device, which can be activated independently of each other.

FIG. 8 is a cross section of the device along the line IIX-IIX in FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is an overview of how a skin tag is gripped in the middle of the device.

FIG. 10 shows how a skin tag is glued and sealed in the adhesive middle zone of the band-shaped device in FIG. 7.

FIG. 11 illustrates how a skin tag is rotated in order to achieve a degenerative occlusion of the blood flow in the proximal part of the tag.

FIG. 12 is an overview which shows how the rotationally occluded skin tag is turned so that it is parallel to the skin surface and stuck to the skin surface.

FIG. 13 is a longitudinal section along the line XIII-XIII in FIG. 12 and illustrates an occluded skin tag which is fastened to the skin surface.

FIG. 14 is an overview of a third embodiment of the invention where the band-shaped device has two diametrically opposed adhesive surfaces on each side of the device.

FIG. 15 is a longitudinal section taken at XV-XV in FIG. 14 and shows the adhesive surfaces with protective films and associated flaps.

FIG. 16 illustrates how a skin tag is placed in the middle of one side of the activated adhesive surface.

FIG. 17 illustrates how the skin tag in FIG. 16 is first sealed and then rotated.

FIG. 18 illustrates how the sealed skin tag in FIG. 17 is stuck horizontally to the skin surface.

FIG. 19 illustrates how the other surface of the band in FIG. 16 is activated and stuck on top of the skin stuck as taken in FIG. 18.

FIG. 20 is a longitudinal section taken along the axis XX-XX in FIG. 19, which shows how safe and secure the fixated skin tag lies in a correctly applied device.

FIG. 21 is an overview of a fourth embodiment of the invention with transversal slits.

FIG. 22 is a longitudinal section of the device taken at XII-XII in FIG. 21.

FIG. 23 illustrates the device in perspective according to FIG. 21, with covering strips or protective films, which stabilize the slits in the band-shaped device according to the invention.

FIG. 24 illustrates how the skin tag is fixed to an activated adhesive section of the device.

FIG. 25 illustrates how the skin tag is sealed using the device and occluded by rotation.

FIG. 26 illustrates how the device is prepared for fixing the occluded skin tag on the skin.

FIG. 27 illustrates how part of the device with the sealed and rotation occluded skin tag is fixed to the skin.

FIG. 28 is a longitudinal section along the line XXVIII-XXX in FIG. 27, which shows how another part of the band-shaped device is prepared for fixing to the skin.

FIG. 29 is a longitudinal section of FIG. 28, which illustrates how by rotating the prepared section in FIG. 28 around itself, it is possible to stick it to the device shown in FIG. 27, which is already attached to the skin.

FIG. 30 is a longitudinal section of FIG. 29, which illustrates how the already applied device occludes and fixes the skin tag on the skin.

FIG. 31 illustrates a longitudinal section of the fifth embodiment of the device, which is an alternative embodiment to the one in FIGS. 8 and 9.

FIG. 32 is a longitudinal section which shows how the device in FIG. 31 is fixed to the skin in the area of the skin tag.

FIG. 33 is a longitudinal section of the device in FIG. 32 which shows how the skin tag is fixed to the surface of the device.

FIG. 34 is a longitudinal section of the device in FIG. 33 which illustrates how a transversal fold is formed around the skin tag.

FIG. 35 is a longitudinal section of the device which shows how the skin tag is sealed in the fold described in FIG. 34.

FIG. 36 illustrates a longitudinal section of a device applied to the skin, where the fold with the sealed skin tag shown in FIG. 35 is bent sharply and fixed parallel to the skin surface so that the blood flow is occluded. When the device is removed from the skin after the degeneration period, the skin tag will follow without causing pain or bleeding.

FIG. 37 is a longitudinal section which shows a different application of the device in FIG. 32, where the device is not stuck to the skin but rather forms a crease around the skin tag which is then rotated.

FIG. 38 is a longitudinal section which shows how the skin tag in FIG. 37 is stuck to the skin in rotated state.

FIG. 39 is a longitudinal section of FIG. 38 which shows how the rotated skin tag in the crease is moreover folded down parallel to the skin surface in order to increase the occluding effect.

FIG. 40 is an overview of another embodiment of the invention consisting of a more or less rigid, band-shaped device where one side is adhesive. The device has five sections and four pre-prepared folds where two of the folds have centrally placed, opposite cut-outs.

FIG. 41 is an overview where one section in FIG. 40 is stuck on the skin with cut-outs placed against the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 42 shows how the three middle sections in FIG. 40 are twisted around the skin tag.

FIG. 43 is an overview which shows how the twists in FIG. 42 are completed such that the opposite cut-outs shown in FIG. 40 lie against the other side of the skin tag.

FIG. 44 is a cross section of FIG. 43 which shows how the skin tag, which is occluded on both sides of the opposite cut-outs, is completely concealed and fixed in one of the three central sections of the created fold and is simultaneously fixed to the skin surface.

FIG. 45 is an overview of another embodiment of the invention consisting of a band-shaped device which is adhesive on one side and has 5 sections of differing sizes.

FIG. 46 is a longitudinal section along the line XLVI-XLVI in FIG. 45, which illustrates how an end of the band-shaped device on one of the sections is stuck to the skin as near the skin tag as possible.

FIG. 47 is a longitudinal section along the line XLVI-XLVI in FIG. 45, which demonstrates how the different sections of the band-shaped device in FIG. 45 are folded over the skin tag.

FIG. 48 is a longitudinal section along the line XLVI-XLVI in FIG. 45, where another section of the other end of the device is placed as near the skin tag as possible.

FIG. 49 is a longitudinal section along the line XLVI-XLVI in FIG. 45, which shows how two of the five sections of the device are stuck to the skin, following which the occlusion of the skin tag's base begins.

FIG. 50 is a longitudinal section along the line XLVI-XLVI in FIG. 45, where three of the sections of the device are stuck to the skin, thus occluding, encircling and fixing the skin tag to the skin.

FIG. 51 is an overview which shows another embodiment of the invention consisting of a more or less rigid, band-shaped device with three sections each having an adhesive side.

FIG. 52 is an overview of the band-shaped device in FIG. 51 where one of the exterior sections is applied to the skin as near the base of the skin tag as possible.

FIG. 53 is a longitudinal section along the line Lll-Lll in FIG. 52, where the second of the exterior sections of the band-shaped device is applied as near as possible to the base of the skin tag, and where the adhesive side of the middle section is pressed down and fixes the skin tag on top of the sections on the skin and simultaneously occluding the base.

FIG. 54 illustrates a variant of the invention as per FIG. 51, where the outermost ends of the two exterior sections have a hard central part and a soft periphery and where the outer free edge of the exterior sections of the device are cut at an angle and where each of the sections have an adhesive side.

FIG. 55 is an overview which shows how one of the angled edges of the exterior sections is stuck to the skin near the base of the skin tag and how the two other sections are folded over the skin tag.

FIG. 56 is a cross section along the line LV-LV in FIG. 55 which shows how the angled edge of the other section is stuck to the base of the skin tag, after which the adhesive side of the middle section is bent down and fixes the skin tag on top of the exterior sections and simultaneously occludes the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 57 is an overview of the device according to the invention, which shows a more or less rigid device with three sections each with its adhesive side, where the outer edge of the exterior sections is rolled a half turn and a transversal fold is made in the center of the middle section.

FIG. 58A is an overview of the device where the rolled edge of one of the exterior sections is placed against the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 58B is an overview which shows how the middle and other exterior sections are folded over the skin tag and how the second one of the exterior sections' outer edge is placed against the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 59 is an overview where the upright fold of the middle section is pushed down to a level parallel to the skin.

FIG. 60 is an overview which demonstrates partly how the skin tag can be fixed on the upper side of the exterior sections and partly how the occlusion the base of the skin tag by the rolled up edges can be increased by continuing to put pressure on different parts of the upper side of the middle section.

FIG. 61 is an overview of a section of the device according to the invention which consists of a more or less flexible and elastic, thin disc with an adhesive underside covered by a protective film, which is divided into three parts by two parallel slits extending through the protective film, where one slit is part of a radius which is punched through the disc.

FIG. 62 is an overview of another disc identical to that described in FIG. 61, but with a more or less bigger radius.

FIG. 63 is an overview where the slit of the smaller disc is inserted in the bigger disc, after which the central strips of the protective film from both discs in FIGS. 61 and 62 are removed, and the exposed adhesive surfaces are centered and stuck to each other.

FIG. 64 is a cross section of the line LXIV-LXIV in FIG. 63 and describes how both discs form two new asymmetrical discs on either side of the common, stuck-together area.

FIG. 65 is an overview illustrating how material is removed from the common, stuck-together area such that the discs acquire their central cavities and retain two centrally placed, thin strips which keep the two asymmetrical discs together.

FIG. 66 is an overview showing how the protective film is removed from one of the asymmetrical discs so that the adhesive surface is exposed.

FIG. 67 is an overview illustrating how the smaller disc is stuck to the skin with a skin tag projecting through the centrally placed aperture.

FIG. 68 is an overview illustrating where the skin tag is slid through the thin strips between the disc and through the aperture in the bigger disc.

FIG. 69 is an overview illustrating how the existing strips between the discs occlude the base of the skin tag and how the bigger disc is stuck to the skin on top of the smaller disc.

FIG. 70 is an overview of a thin, band-shaped device with 4 sections each having an adhesive surface where there are narrow strips between three of the sections.

FIG. 71 is a cross section along the line LXXI-LXXI in FIG. 70 which illustrates the division between the adhesive surfaces and the protective films on the device.

FIG. 72 is an overview illustrating how the section of the device in FIG. 70 is placed against the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 73 is an overview illustrating how another section of the device is placed on the skin on the side of the skin tag opposite to that shown in FIG. 72.

FIG. 74 is an overview where the sections placed on the skin are rotated around the skin tag.

FIG. 75 is an overview showing the occlusion of the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 76 is an overview showing the skin tag which has been folded down on top of the two sections of the device lying on the skin, and the protective film which has been removed from the fourth section of the device.

FIG. 77 is an overview illustrating how the fourth section of the device is folded over the occluded skin tag, fastening it on top of the two adhesive sections on the skin while at the same time concealing it from sight, increasing the cosmetic value of the device.

FIG. 78 is an overview illustrating a device consisting of a larger section which is adhesive on the top side and which through to a preexisting fold with an aperture, is stuck to with a smaller section with adhesive on the bottom side. On top of the central part of the smaller section is a low, hollow, cylinder-shaped section with an adhesive outer side. On top of the cylinder-shaped section is a more or less rigid section with an adhesive underside.

FIG. 79 is an overview showing the device placed on the skin such that the skin tag is in the middle of the aperture in the preexisting fold between the larger and smaller section.

FIG. 80 is an overview illustrating how the smaller section in FIG. 79 is stuck to the skin and how the narrow, thread-shaped section which is adhesive on one side and is extending around a part of the larger device is freed and wound around the cylinder, thus occluding the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 81 is a cross section along the line LXXXI-LXXXI in FIG. 80 where the skin tag is pressed and occluded against the cylinder-shaped section which is stuck to the skin.

FIG. 82 is an overview illustrating how the protective film is removed from the larger section which is then folded over the other sections, fixing them to the skin and to the occluded skin tag on the more or less rigid top side of the section.

FIG. 83 is an overview of a little band-shaped device with a centrally located, round, oval or parallelepipedic aperture and an adhesive underside.

FIG. 84 is an overview of a section intended to cover and fix the applied device to the occluded skin tag.

FIG. 85 is an overview, which shows how the skin tag goes through the central aperture and how the device is then stuck to the skin.

FIG. 86 is an overview showing how the two flaps in FIG. 85 are rolled from diametrically opposed directions such that the base of the skin tag is occluded.

FIG. 87 is a cross section along the line XXCVII-XXCVII in FIG. 86, where the section in FIG. 84 fixes the occluded skin tag to the skin surface.

FIG. 88 is an overview of a semi-rigid, tube-shaped, slightly bent device with adhesive on all sides and a little transversal slit in the outer convex surface.

FIG. 89 is an overview showing how the device is clamped together between the thumb and forefinger in such a manner that the slit is widened.

FIG. 90 is an overview where the device clamped together in FIG. 89 has been slid over the skin tag on the surface of the skin.

FIG. 91 is an overview showing the device with the slit being stuck to the skin.

FIG. 92A is an overview where the skin tag is fixed inside the tube-shaped device.

FIG. 92B is an overview showing how the occluded skin tag is fixed and concealed on the skin surface.

FIG. 93 is an overview of a band-shaped device with a smaller section which is adhesive on both sides and has a centrally located aperture, a larger section intended to cover and fix the skin tag after occlusion, and a section located in the middle and consisting of two strips in a sharp V-shaped with adhesive on both sides.

FIG. 94 is an overview of the device shown in FIG. 93, where two of the protective films are turned upwards to a vertical position.

FIG. 95 is an overview where the aperture in the smaller section is slid over the skin tag and then stuck to the skin.

FIG. 96 is an overview where the vertical protective film and the section in the sharp V-shaped is bend down over the skin tag and where the larger section will be in a vertical position on the other side of the skin tag.

FIG. 97 A is an overview showing how the occluding effect of the V-shaped device can be controlled using the protective films in FIG. 94.

FIG. 97 B is an overview where the occlusion of the skin tag is completed and the larger section is pulled into the correct position.

FIG. 98 is an overview showing the occluded skin tag being fixed and concealed on the skin surface.

FIG. 99 is an overview of a thin, more or less circular device with a centrally located aperture and an adhesive side which is covered by an inner and outer protective film, slit by an incision to facilitate removal.

FIG. 100 is an overview showing how radii have been punched or cut though the device in the outer part of the inner protective film.

FIG. 101 is an overview where the skin tag has first been slid through the central aperture of the device, where the inner central part is then stuck to the skin.

FIG. 102 is an overview showing how, by twisting the free outer section of the device in FIG. 101, the punched radii are wound around the skin tag and occlude the base; following which the outer part has been stuck to the skin.

FIG. 103 is an overview of a device where a central section with a central opening on one of its sides is connected with a large section intended to cover and fix the skin tag to the skin surface. On the opposite sides of the central section are a couple of inverted, more or less rigid sections with an adhesive surface and a peripheral softer edge.

FIG. 104 is an overview showing how the skin tag is folded in the central opening, and the central section of the device is stuck to the skin surface.

FIG. 105 is an overview where the inversed sections are bent in the central opening and the soft edge of each section is placed against the opposite side of the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 106 is an overview showing how the inversed sections are stuck to the skin in the central opening, whereby the base of the skin tag is occluded by the soft elastic edge.

FIG. 107 is an overview showing how the larger section is folded over the occluded skin tag in order to conceal and fix it to the skin.

FIG. 108 is an overview of a device according to FIG. 103, where the inversed, more or less rigid sections each have their own triangle-shaped notch.

FIG. 109 is an overview showing how the central section of the device is stuck to the skin and how the protective film is removed from one of the inversed sections and how these triangle-shaped notches are slid over the skin tag.

FIG. 110 is an overview showing how the notch of the second inversed section is placed over the skin tag.

FIG. 111 is an overview showing how, by folding over and pulling the excentrically formed, inversed sections, the skin tag can be occluded from two opposite directions.

FIG. 112 is an overview where the larger section is folded over the occluded skin tag, fixing and concealing it on top of the inversed sections.

FIG. 113 is an overview of a band-shaped device consisting of three connected, H-shaped sections each with their own adhesive surface. Centrally in each H-shaped section is a punched aperture.

FIG. 114 is an overview of the device where one of the outer sections are stuck to the skin, so that the skin tag sticks up through the punched aperture in the section and how the middle section is raised to a central position such that it can be folded over the skin tag.

FIG. 115 is a cross section along the line CXV-CXV in FIG. 114, showing how when applied to the skin, the section is stretched in such a manner that the skin tag ends up against the edge of the aperture punched in the section.

FIG. 116 is an overview where the middle section is folded over the skin tag and stretched such that the central aperture occludes the skin tag and sticks to the section on the skin.

FIG. 117 is a longitudinal section along the line CXVII-CXVII in FIG. 116 showing how the middle section is stretched such that the aperture occludes the skin tag.

FIG. 118 in relation to the other Figs. of this embodiment of the invention, this is an enlarged view, where the third section of the device is folded over the skin tag and stretched and stuck on the middle section.

FIG. 119 is a longitudinal section along the line CXIX-CXIX in FIG. 118, which illustrates how the third section is folded over the skin tag and stretched allowing a sufficient occlusion and then stuck on the middle section.

FIG. 120 is a reduced and simplified view of FIG. 118, showing how the base of the skin tag is occluded by opposite application of pressure from the centrally positioned aperture in the three sections.

FIG. 121 is an overview showing an separate, thin, more or less elastic section with an adhesive surface, the total extent of which is larger than the total area of the device applied to the skin surface in FIG. 120.

FIG. 122 is an overview where the separate section in FIG. 121 is stuck on top of the applied device and onto the skin surface, fixing and concealing the occluded skin tag.

FIG. 123 is an overview showing a device with a more or less flexible, lower section consisting of a central aperture and two adhesive surfaces; and an upper, more rigid section which is equal in size, with four equally large, paired, opposite flaps that have been punched out in the center.

FIG. 124 is a cross section along the line CXXIV-CXXIV in FIG. 123, where the lower section with its central aperture and the upper section with its punched, outwards oriented flaps are stuck together through an outer frame extending around the device.

FIG. 125 is an overview showing how the device is slid over the skin tag and then stuck to the skin.

FIG. 126 is an overview illustrating how the punched out flaps from the four sides are turned inwards towards the centre and the base of the skin tag which thereby is occluded.

FIG. 127 is an overview showing an independent device for covering and fixing the occluded skin tag to the skin surface.

FIG. 128 is an overview where the occluded skin tag located in the device is concealed and fixed to the skin surface.

FIG. 129 is an overview of an alternative embodiment to that described in FIG. 123. The thin, band-shaped device in FIG. 129 consists of two connected devices, where the more or less hard section is stuck to the skin such that the skin tag ends up in the middle of the open central part of the section, which was created by punching four equally large flaps in which reinforcing radii were formed.

FIG. 130 is a longitudinal section along the line CXXXII-CXXXII in FIG. 129, showing how the radii formed in the flaps can influence the occlusion of the base of the skin tag when they are stuck to the skin in the central part of the device.

FIG. 131 is an overview where the other section of the device has been stuck over, thus fixing the occluded skin tag to the skin.

FIG. 132 is an overview of an alternative device to that described in FIGS. 99-102. According to this embodiment of the invention, the device consists of two circular sections between which there is a thin, more of less elastic film.

FIG. 133 is an overview showing how the circular sections are separated, stretching the thin film in FIG. 134.

FIG. 134 is a cross section along the line CXXXIV-CXXXIV in FIG. 133 and illustrates the position of the thin film and protective film.

FIG. 135 shows how the device in the cross section in FIG. 134 is slid over the skin tag and stuck on the skin surface.

FIG. 136 is an overview where the upper free section is rotated and the thin film in FIG. 134 is wound around the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 137 is a cross section along the line CXXXVll-CXXXVll in FIG. 136 where the base of the skin tag is occluded and where the outer section is to be stuck to the skin surface so that the applied device finally is fixed to the skin.

FIG. 138 is an overview showing how two of the sections of the device with lever are stuck to the third section.

FIG. 139 is a cross section along the line CXXXIX-CXXXIX in FIG. 138 showing the positions of the lever and protective films on the sections comprised in the device.

FIG. 140 is an overview where the device has been stuck to the skin and the ends of the two sections movable through the lever are placed against the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 141 is a longitudinal section along the line CXXXXI-CXXXXI in FIG. 140, in which the base of the skin tag is occluded by the two moving sections, which together with their lever are stuck to the upper side of the third section.

FIG. 142 is an overview of a device with a spiral, band-shaped section with two band-shaped sections on both sides, which because of a simple fold can be divided into two parts where the parts outside the spiral have adhesive surfaces.

FIG. 143 is an overview showing an independent section intended to cover the device described in FIG. 142 on the skin.

FIG. 144 is a vertical side view of the device according to FIG. 142, which illustrates the positions of the spiral section and the other two sections stuck to it, including their folds and adhesive surfaces.

FIG. 145 is a side view of the device according to FIG. 144, which shows how, by squeezing together the two sections fixed to the spiral section, can create an opening in part of the spirals.

FIG. 146 is a side view of FIG. 145, where the spiral section with the occluded skin tag, through one of the sections stuck to the spiral, is stuck to the skin and where the other section stuck to the spiral is stuck to the upper side of the spiral and where the entire applied spiral is finally covered by the section described in FIG. 143.

FIG. 147 is a perspective view of a device with three sections.

FIG. 148 is a perspective view showing how one of the sections is stuck to the skin.

FIG. 149 is a perspective view showing how the other section is stuck to the skin during simultaneous occlusion of the skin tag.

FIG. 150 is a perspective view where the third section is folded over the two others and conceals and stabilises the occluded skin tag on the surface of the skin.

FIG. 151 is a perspective view of a lid associated to the device with a convex, resilient wing on the lower side.

FIG. 152 is a perspective view of a box-formed section of the device in FIG. 151 with a wing fixed in the bottom of the box adjacent to a semicircular aperture.

FIG. 153 is also a perspective view illustrating how the sections in FIGS. 151 and 152 are connected.

FIG. 154 is a perspective view of how sections in the FIGS. 151 and 152 can be repositioned in relation to each other so that their respective wings occlude the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 155 is perspective view of the device shown in FIG. 53 applied to skin surface, where the skin tag is occluded and simultaneously concealed and fixed to the skin surface.

FIG. 156 is an overview of a device where a more or less smaller, flanged wheel with an O-ring is located above a more or less larger, flanged wheel which has an adhesive lower side and a little indentation in one of the edges.

FIG. 157 is a cross section along the line CLVll-CLVll in FIG. 156 and illustrates the positions of the O-ring, the indentation and the protective film on the adhesive underside.

FIG. 158 is a cross section of FIG. 156 where the device shown in FIG. 156 has been stuck to the skin surface with the skin tag in the indentation, and where the O-ring has been grasped between the thumb and the forefinger.

FIG. 159 is a cross section of FIG. 158 where the O-ring has been rolled down over the skin tag which is occluded.

FIG. 160 is an overview of a section of a variant of the device shown in FIG. 156 with a modified indentation, where the upper flanged wheel with the O-ring is tilted in relation the lower wheel with the adhesive underside covered by a protective film.

FIG. 161 is a cross section along the line CLXI-CLXI in FIG. 160 and shows the position of the O-ring, the indentation and the adhesive underside with its protective film.

FIG. 162 is an overview of a crescent-shaped section of a device.

FIG. 163 is a front view of the section in FIG. 160, and shows a magnified indentation between the two slanted wheels.

FIG. 164 is a side view showing how the section in FIG. 163 is stuck to the skin with the skin tag in the indentation.

FIG. 165 is a side view illustrating how the O-ring in FIG. 164 is rolled down using a finger and the base of the skin tag is occluded.

FIG. 166 is a side view where the crescent-shaped section in FIG. 162 is applied to the magnified indentation in FIG. 163 to conceal and stabilise the skin tag on the surface of the skin.

FIG. 167 is an overview of another variant of the device shown in FIG. 156 where the stacked flanged wheels have been stuck to two band-shaped, adhesive devices and where the O-ring is applied with a special strap.

FIG. 168 is a longitudinal section along the line CLXVII-CLXVII in FIG. 167 illustrating the indentation and aperture in one of the band-shaped devices and the strap.

FIG. 169 is a side view of FIG. 168 showing how the skin tag protrudes through the aperture of the band-shaped section which is stuck to the skin, and how the O-ring with the strap can be pulled over the skin tag.

FIG. 170 is a side view where the occluded skin tag has been folded in the upper, flanged wheel.

FIG. 171 is a side view where the other band-shaped section is bent over the wheel with the occluded skin tag which is concealed and fixed to the skin surface.

FIG. 172 is a perspective view of the cross-shaped, thin device with an adhesive underside, a minute central aperture and two extra arms with an adhesive upper side.

FIG. 173 is a perspective view, illustrating how the protective film is removed from one side of the cross-shaped device in FIG. 172 which is then stuck to the skin surface.

FIG. 174 is a perspective view where the free arms in FIG. 173 are stretched on the device by means of the fingers so that the little central aperture is widened so much that it can be stretched over the skin tag.

FIG. 175 is a perspective view where the central aperture contracts and occludes the base of the skin tag after having been stretched in FIG. 174, and the aperture section is stuck to the skin.

FIG. 176 is a perspective view illustrating how the two remaining arms are stuck over each other on top of the skin tag which is concealed and fixed to the skin surface.

FIG. 177 is a perspective view of a round, low, circular, bowl-shaped section with an adhesive underside and a small, central cylinder located at the periphery of an aperture in the bottom, from which a wing and two thin lock strips located in the upper periphery extend.

FIG. 178 is a perspective view of a low, circular, lid-shaped section with a large, centrally located cylinder, a wing hanging from the top and two lock strips.

FIG. 179 is a perspective view illustrating how the bowl-shaped section in FIG. 177 is stuck to the skin with the skin tag protruding through the aperture at the bottom.

FIG. 180 is a perspective view where the lid-shaped device in FIG. 178 is placed over the bowl-shaped section shown in FIG. 179 such that the central cylinders engage each other and a wing will be located behind the skin tag and the other in front of the skin tag.

FIG. 181 is a perspective view where the lid-shaped device in FIG. 180 is rotated so that the wings occlude the base of the skin tag and at the same time are locked into place by the lock strips facing each other.

FIG. 182 is a perspective view of a band-shaped section with an adhesive underside covered by two protective films.

FIG. 183 is a perspective view of a thin, circular section with a central aperture around which a detachable thread is wound, and with an adhesive underside covered by two protective films.

FIG. 184 is a perspective view showing how the thin, circular section in FIG. 183 is stuck to the skin so that the skin tag protrudes through the central aperture.

FIG. 185 is a perspective view where the thread is tied around the skin tag with one or several knots or loops.

FIG. 186 is a perspective view illustrating how the knots are pulled together thus occluding the base of the skin tag, and how the band-shaped section in FIG. 182 is stuck over the occluded skin tag which is concealed and fixed to the skin surface.

FIG. 187 is a perspective view illustrating a low, lid-shaped section with an outwardly directed edge.

FIG. 188 is a perspective view showing a thin, circular section with an bottom adhesive on the underside, in which there is a central aperture with a thread wound around the aperture and a cylinder located in the aperture and a fold around the circumference.

FIG. 189 is a perspective view where the thin section described in FIG. 188 is stuck on the skin, and the skin tag is in the central aperture near the cylinder.

FIG. 190 is a perspective view where the thread in FIG. 189 is knotted and wound around the base of the skin tag and the cylinder.

FIG. 191 is a perspective view showing how the lid-shaped section in FIG. 187 is locked into the circular fold in the thin section located on the skin in order to protect the skin tag which is occluded by the cylinder.

FIG. 192 is a perspective view showing a lid-shaped section with an outwardly directed edge.

FIG. 193 is a perspective view showing a thin, circular section with an adhesive underside, a central aperture, a peripheral ring with small cones and small pins, a thread tied around the aperture, and an upturned, peripheral outer edge.

FIG. 194 is a perspective view where the circular sections in FIG. 193 are stuck to the skin with the skin tag in the middle of the central aperture.

FIG. 195 is a perspective view showing how the thread in FIG. 194 is wound alternately around the pins, the base of the skin tag and the cones.

FIG. 196 is a perspective view where the lid-shaped section in FIG. 192 is snapped into place on the peripheral outer edge of the section with the occluded skin tag, shown in FIG. 195.

FIG. 197 is an overview of a device with three sections where the middle section has a central aperture, around which there are two interconnected loops, each loop being connected to a peripheral section located on each side of the middle section.

FIG. 198 is a cross section of FIG. 197 along the line CRC-CRC illustrating the position of the adhesive surfaces of the three sections, all of which are independent of each other.

FIG. 199 is a perspective view illustrating how the central sections in FIG. 197 are stuck to the surface of the skin with the skin tag in the middle of the central aperture.

FIG. 200 is a perspective view where the two outer peripheral sections in FIG. 199 have been drawn out from the central section so that the loops with knots are pulled around the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 201 is a perspective view showing how the loops in FIG. 200 are pulled apart occluding the base of the skin tag, and how the peripheral sections are turned and stuck on top of the occluded skin tag in an overlapping fashion.

FIG. 202 is a perspective view of a screw-shaped section.

FIG. 203 is a perspective view of a little brick-shaped section with a threaded aperture and an adhesive underside.

FIG. 204 is a cross section according to the line CClV-CClV in FIG. 203, showing the aperture under the thread and the flexible band located at the bottom inside the aperture.

FIG. 205 is a perspective view of a band-shaped section with an adhesive underside.

FIG. 206 is a longitudinal section along the line CCVl-CCVl in FIG. 203, illustrating how the screw section in FIG. 202 is screwed into the brick-shaped section in FIG. 203.

FIG. 207 is a side view showing how the sections in FIG. 206 are stuck to the skin such that the skin tag projects into the thread at the back edge of the aperture.

FIG. 208 is a side view showing how the screw on its way though the thread in FIG. 207 presses the skin tag against the flexible band in the rear edge of the aperture such that the base is occluded; and how the section in FIG. 205 is stuck on top of the brick-shaped section when the screw reaches its optimal position.

FIG. 209 is a perspective view of a section shaped like a U-shaped clip with inwardly directed inner, split legs which are located on a thin band with an adhesive lower side and an aperture.

FIG. 210 is a perspective view illustrating the section in FIG. 209 where the outer legs of the U-shaped clip are squeezed together.

FIG. 211 is an overview of the U-shaped clip in FIG. 209.

FIG. 212 is a perspective view of the squeezed clip shown in FIG. 210.

FIG. 213 is an overview illustrating how the aperture in the squeezed together section in FIG. 212 is pulled over the skin tag, how the section is stuck on the skin, and how the legs spring back such that the skin tag is occluded between the inner legs.

FIG. 214 is a cross section along the line CCXlV-CCXlV illustrating how the skin tag is occluded between the inner legs.

FIG. 215 is an overview of a band-shaped device with an adhesive underside.

FIG. 216 illustrates how the section in FIG. 215 is applied on top of the clip in the section shown in FIG. 214, stabilising the clip and concealing the occluded skin tag.

FIG. 217 is a perspective view of a device in the form of a double elastic clip with an adhesive bottom edge.

FIG. 218 is a perspective view of the section in FIG. 217 where the two elastic sides are clamped together.

FIG. 219 is a perspective view of the section in FIG. 218 where the squeezed together clip is pulled over the skin tag and stuck to the skin.

FIG. 220 is an overview of a band-shaped thin section with an adhesive underside.

FIG. 221 is a perspective view where the adhesive section in FIG. 220 is stuck on top of the occluding section in FIG. 219, and the surrounding skin area.

FIG. 222 is a perspective view of a section with a movable elastic strap and an adhesive underside.

FIG. 223 is a perspective view of the section shown in FIG. 222 which is stuck to the skin against the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 224 is a perspective view illustrating how the strap is pulled around the base of the skin tag in FIG. 223.

FIG. 225 is a perspective view of a thin, shaped section with an adhesive underside.

FIG. 226 is a perspective view illustrating how the section in FIG. 225 is stuck on top of the section in FIG. 224 such that the occluded skin tag is concealed and stabilised on the skin.

FIG. 227 is a side view of a section with an adhesive underside, where a strap extends from one side to an arm located on the upper side of the section.

FIG. 228 is an overview of the section in FIG. 227 showing the range of movement of the arm and the two locks in the extreme positions of the arm.

FIG. 229 is a perspective view of FIGS. 227 and 228 showing the size of the arm's handle.

FIG. 230 is a perspective view showing how the skin tag is folded into the space between the circular edges, the arm and strap as shown in FIG. 229 and how the section is then stuck to the skin.

FIG. 231 is a perspective view of a section in the form of a little box with two small, specially formed heels on two of the opposing sides just above the open underside.

FIG. 232 is an overview of FIG. 230 where the arm has been moved to stretch the strap occluding the base of the skin tag, and where the section in FIG. 231 then is pulled over the occluded skin tag until the locking heel locks the two sections to each other.

FIG. 233 is a perspective view of two connected, triangle-shaped sections each having an inverted aperture on the same side and on the opposite side.

FIG. 234 is a perspective view where one of the sections in FIG. 233 is stuck to the skin tag on the skin.

FIG. 235 is a perspective view where the other section in FIG. 234 has been rotated 90 degrees.

FIG. 236 is a perspective view where the other section in FIG. 235 has been rotated 180 degrees and stuck to both the skin surface and in the first section such that the skin is concealed and the base occluded.

FIG. 237 is a perspective view of the section showing both the section and the surrounding, thin, elastic film.

FIG. 238 is a cross section of FIG. 237 along the line CCXXVIII-CCXXXVIII in FIG. 237 and shows the central, thin slit and the different layers of the laminated device.

FIG. 239 is an overview of an enlarged, parallelepipedic section with an adhesive underside.

FIG. 240 is a perspective view of the device in FIG. 237 where the sections are separated and one section is stuck against the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 241 is a perspective view where the other section of the device is pressed against the base of the skin tag and stuck on the skin.

FIG. 242 is an overview showing how the protecting film in FIG. 239 is stuck on top of the device with the occluded skin tag on the skin surface.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Skin tags or acrochordons are a commonly occurring problem in middle aged or old people of both sexes. Apart from professional treatment, folk medicine ties off the skin tag with sewing thread or rubber bands which remain on the skin tag for up to a week or until the skin tag falls off spontaneously.

The present invention provides a method for removing irritating skin tags using an adhesive, more or less flexible or elastic units. The different units form part of a little device which can be stuck or fastened to the skin with an adhesion member which surrounds or lies next to the base of the skin tag and which contains a pressure member which can provide some kind of pressure or stable mechanical influence between one to two or exceptionally up to four weeks on the fixation of the skin tag to the skin surface. The adhesion of the device to the skin surface can be more or less powerful, but a proper adhesion is necessary in areas where the skin moves a great deal, for example, the throat and axillae which also secrete more or less sweat in adults.

In the below-mentioned 41 examples, it is described how the central section of the device or adhesion member is placed on the skin and how the section or pressure member connected to the central part provides a gentle occlusion of the base of the skin tag by more than 14 different main mechanisms, at the same time as the locking member of the applied device protects the occluded skin tag from serious damage and from observation from the outside and stabilises and fixes the skin surface in a position which positively influences the final spontaneous detachment and removal from the skin.

In the overview FIGS. 1 and 3 in Example 1, the device consists of two thin, single-sided adhesive sections, 1 and 2, or 1 a and 2 a respectively, where in the middle of the sections, there are thin thread-like sections 3 or 3 a, with slits 51 and 52, or 51 a and 52 a respectively punched out or cut. When the protective films 41 and 42 or 41 a and 42 a in FIGS. 2 and 4 are removed from the adhesives surfaces, sections 1 or 1 a are stuck to the skin 20 or 20 a in FIG. 5, where the skin tag is then held between the thumb and the forefinger and stretched while section 2 and 2 a is rotated by the other hand or is slid on the protective films, 42 or 42 a, on the skin with the thumb of other hand such that the thin, thread-shaped, stretched, adhesive on one side sections 3 or 3 a are wound around the base of the skin tag, 21 or 21 a, according to the activity arrow 30 in FIG. 5. Because section 3 or 3 a has an adhesive surface, each new turn will continually stick and lock the section either against the base of the skin tag or to one of the previous turns. The protective films 42 and 42 a in FIG. 5 are then removed using removal flaps 421 or 421 a so that the adhesive surfaces in sections 2 and 3 are activated. When continually stretched, the skin tag, 21 or 21 a, is pushed against the skin surface with 20 or 20 a, and the adhesive surfaces of section 2 or 2 a, and is sealed in a horizontal position between section 2 or 2 a and the skin surface 20 or 20 a.

A preferred technique is when an unit, 2 or 2 a, seals the skin tag, 21 or 21 a, on top of section 1 or 1 a. In addition to effectively concealing the skin tag, 21 or 21 a, the total visible bandaged surface is reduced. Additionally, the skin tag, 21 or 21 a, is easier to remove when it has withered. Because section 1 or the smaller section 1 a will be stuck to the skin 20 or 20 a and the unit 2 or the larger unit 2 a of the device is stuck on top of the section 1 or 1 a in FIG. 1 or 3, the device has been provided with corner radii 6 or 6 a or 6 or 7 a to prevent the corner from detaching from the skin or from the non-adhesive surface following a normal application, where the outermost surface of the device is chafed against clothes or rubbed against objects in one's surroundings.

A skin tag is usually less than 10 mm and has a diameter at the base on the skin which is less than 2 mm, which means that very little compression pressure is required to occlude the venous or the arterial blood flow in the capillary blood circulation located in the periphery. The capillary blood pressure in the outer dermal papillary is around 60 mm Hg. As a comparison it can be mentioned that with treatment of leg sores by compression in the lower leg, it is possible to calculate the compression effect using Laplace's general formula. This formula can be used to calculate the compression effect of the tag base 11 as a function of the stretch power of the unit 3 of the device during rotation 30 (FIG. 5). Laplace's formula:

${{Compression}\mspace{20mu} {pressure}\mspace{14mu} \left( {{mm}\mspace{14mu} {Hg}} \right)} = \frac{{Stretch}\mspace{14mu} {power}\mspace{14mu} ({Kp}) \times {Number}\mspace{14mu} {of}\mspace{14mu} {layers} \times K\mspace{14mu} (4630)}{{{{Skin}\mspace{14mu} {tag}}’}s\mspace{14mu} {circumference}\mspace{14mu} ({cm}) \times {Unit}\mspace{14mu} 3\mspace{14mu} {width}\mspace{14mu} ({cm})}$

The results of some examples are shown in the table below

-   Example Stretch Number Skin tag Width Compression Power of     Radius/unit 3 pressure     -   Layers Circumference

Kp cm cm mm Hg 1 0.01 1 0.1/0.63 0.1  735 2 0.01 2 0.1/0.63 0.1 1470 3 0.01 3 0.1/0.63 0.1 2205 4 0.01 1 0.1/0.63 0.2  367 5 0.01 1 0.1/0.63 0.3  245 6 0.01 2 0.1/0.63 0.2  735 7 0.01 2 0.1/0.63 0.3  490 8 0.01 3 0.1/0.63 0.2 1102

From the table it is possible to establish that as little tangential stretch power as 0.01 Kp (10 g) can produce a full occlusion regardless of the width of unit 3 or the number of times it has been wound around the base of tag 11.

To occlude a skin tag with a radius of 1 mm, an occlusion pressure of around 60 mm Hg is required. If unit 3 has a width of 2 mm, the stretch power (F Kp) can be calculated according to Laplace's equation as:

F=60×0.63×0.2/3×4630 F=0.0005 Kp (0.5 g)

However if it is preferred to occlude a skin tag with a radius twice the size, and the other parameters remain unchanged, the following is required according to Laplace's equation:

F=60×1.26×0.2/3×4630 F=0.001 Kp (1 g)

Other examples of devices with one or several threads that are wound around the base of the skin tag producing an occlusion according to Laplace's formula are:

Example 11 which illustrates a band-shaped device in FIG. 70 with the four sections, 1 k, 2 k, 3 k, and the transversal fold 31 k and 5 k; including threads 311 k and 312 k extending transversally between sections 1 k and 3 k, and threads 322 k and 432 k extending between sections 2 k and 3 k. FIG. 71 is a cross section of FIG. 70 showing protective films, their removal flaps and positions of the adhesive surfaces of the device. In FIG. 72, section 1 k has been stuck on the skin with skin tag 21 k between threads 311 k and 3312 k. In FIG. 73, section 3 k has been bent over fold 33 k together with the sections 2 k and 5 k and stuck together. In FIG. 74, the stuck together section 3 k has been rotated over the skin tag 21 k such that the adhesive threads 311 k, 312 k, 321 k, and 322 k are wound around the skin tag 21 k so that the capillaries in the base are occluded. FIGS. 75 and 76 illustrate how section 33 and skin tag are placed down on the upper side of sections 1 and 2 on the surface of the skin in front of section 5 in FIG. 77; and are then folded and stuck over the occluded skin tag 21 k which is fixed to the skin and concealed.

Example 35 illustrates in FIG. 197 a device where 2 loops or straps are connected to each other with knots or ties 14 aq and 17 aq round a central aperture 11 aq in a thin, adhesive, band-shaped section 1 aq. Outside the knots or ties 14 aq and 17 aq, the other part of the loops or straps 12 aq, 126 aq, and 16 aq; as well as 13 aq, 135 aq, and 15 aq run through guide channels 181 aq and 182 aq as well as 191 aq and 192 aq and are connected to sections 3 aq and 5 aq which are more or less bigger and more flexible than section 1 aq. FIG. 198 shows the protective films and positions of the adhesive surfaces. FIG. 199 shows how section 1 aq is stuck to the skin surface 20 aq with skin tag 21 aq in the middle of the aperture 11 aq. In FIG. 200, the sections 3 aq and 5 aq are stretched according to the activity arrows 31 aq and 51 aq such that the loops or rings and knots 14 aq and 17 aq in section 1 aq are contracted. In FIG. 201, the contraction in FIG. 200 is complete and skin tag 21 aq is occluded. Additionally the stretched threads 12 aq, 13 aq, 15 aq and 16 aq have been placed on top of section 1 ak before the protective films 43 aq and 45 aq have been removed from sections 3 aq and 5 aq, which have then been stuck on top of the occluded skin tag 21 aq on section 1 aq, on the skin surface and on top of each other to lock the loose threads, protect skin tag 21 aq and by concealing the skin tag, rendering the device cosmetically pleasing.

Other examples where more or less adhesive threads are used to bind or tie together a skin tag or its base to a surface:

Example 29 shows a device in FIG. 167 with an adhesive section 12 ac with the aperture 11 ac under the larger lower wheel 1 ac, which has an indentation 13 ac at the aperture 11 ac and the smaller upper wheel 3 ac with a notch for the O-ring 31 ac and the strap 32 ac running around the O-ring 31 ac. Section 5 ac with the fold 51 ac is adjacent to section 12 ac. FIG. 168 is a longitudinal section of FIG. 167 illustrating the strap 32 ac around the O-ring 31 ac in notch 14 ac, and the indentation 13 ac in the aperture 11 ac. In FIG. 169, section 12 ac and the wheel 1 ac have been stuck to the skin surface 20 ac with the skin tag 21 ac in the aperture 11 ac at the indentation 13 ac. The O-ring 31 ac has been stretched over the skin tag by means of the strap 32 ac and the fingers 22 ac and 23 ac. FIG. 170 is a longitudinal section of FIG. 169 where the O-ring 31 ac on the wheel 1 ac occludes the base of the skin tag 21 ac which is bent in the wheel 3 ac by notch 14 ac. In FIG. 171 the adhesive surface of the section Sac has been activated by removing the protective film 45 ac with the removal flap 451 ac and section Sac has been bent over the fold 51 c thus covering and protecting the occluded skin tag 21 ac on the skin surface 20 ac.

It is also possible to occlude the blood flow at the base of the skin tag using different types of small, fixed devices which are stuck to the skin as in Example 39 where a more or less elastic strap 13 an has been fastened using fasteners 14 an to a little more or less hard and massive disc-like section 1 an with an adhesive underside 3 an in FIG. 222. FIG. 223 shows how section 1 an is placed immediately behind skin tag 21 an on the skin surface 20 an. In FIG. 224 the strap 13 an has been drawn around skin tag 21 an, which has been pressed against the surface 11 an and then hooked on hook 12 an. FIG. 225 illustrates a thin, flexible section San with an adhesive side covered by protective film 45 an. In FIG. 226 the section San is stuck on top of section 1 an, fixing and concealing the occluded skin tag 21 an on the skin surface 20 an.

According to Laplace's formula an occlusion of the capillaries in the base of a skin tag should occur using a circular applied device. A similar effect can be achieved by rotating the skin tag itself so that the connective tissue inside the base is stretched, producing an occlusion because the rotation itself lengthens the base of the skin tag which stretches the capillaries thereby reducing their lumen.

Example 5 illustrates a band-shaped device, shown in a longitudinal section in FIG. 31, where the underside has three sections 1 e, 2 e and 3 e with a common upper side 5 e laminated with a more rigid material than the more or less flexible, elastic, adhesive material mentioned previously. These sections can be activated at different points in time by removing the protective films, 41 e, 42 e and 43 e using removal flaps 411 e, 421 e and 431 e. In FIG. 32, sections 2 e and 3 e have been bent over section 1 e which has been stuck to the skin 20 e right next to the base of the skin tag 21 e. FIG. 33 shows how the protective film 43 has been removed and the skin tag 21 e has been stuck to the surface of the section 3 e. In FIG. 34, section 3 e has been bent over the other side of skin tag 21 e. FIG. 35 shows how skin tag 21 e is sealed in one of the folds created in section 3 e. In FIG. 36 the adhesive surface 4 e has been activated by removing the protective film 44 e using the removal flap 441 e, and the fold 3 e shown in FIG. 35 is bent down and sticks the adhesive surface 4 e to the upper side of the section 1 e stuck to the skin surface 20 e. Thereby, the rigid laminated side 5 e creates a pointed fold which occludes the base of the skin tag 21 e.

FIG. 37 is a variant of the application of the device previously described in Example 5. In Example 6 FIG. 37 the protective film 43 e has been removed in FIG. 31 and skin tag 21 e has been sealed in a fold in section 3 e which is described in FIGS. 32, 33 and 34 without the protective film 41 e being removed. Because the section has not been stuck to the skin surface, the sealed skin tag 21 e could be rotated such that a rotation occlusion 22 e occurs at the base.

FIG. 38 illustrates how the base of the skin tag 21 e in the fold 3 e is rotated and occluded 22 e as well as how sections 1 e and 2 e are stuck to the skin surface 20 e. FIG. 39 shows how the adhesive surface 44 e is activated and how the fold 3 e is pushed down and stuck to the upper side of the section 1 e and how the laminated fold reinforces the rotation occlusion 22 e.

In Example 9 a very flexible occlusion of the base of the skin tag is produced by the band-shaped, more or less rigid device in FIG. 57, which consists of sections 1 h and 3 h where the outside of the more or less rolled outer edges 11 h and 13 h and the upper sides are adhesive, while section 2 h has an adhesive underside and a transversally extending fold 22 h. In FIG. 58A the protective film 41 h has been removed and the rolled edge 11 h has been placed against the base of the skin tag 21 h. FIG. 58B shows how the protective film 42 h has been removed and how section 2 h is bent over fold 22 h such that the rolled edge 31 h in section 3 h abuts the skin tag 21 h and its base. In FIG. 59, the protective film 43 h has been removed and the rolled edge 31 h has been stuck to the skin tag 21 h; section 2 h has been pushed down such that, upon being rolled, the rolled edges 11 h and 31 h stretch and occlude the base of the skin tag 21 h. Following continuous pressure on section 22 h in FIG. 60, sections 1 h and 3 h are fixed to the skin and section 2 h seals skin tag 21 h to section 3 h.

Example 13 is a variant of the circular occlusion according to Laplace, where an hourglass-shaped device 1 n in FIG. 83 has two more or less adhesive sections 12 n and 13 n between which an oval aperture 11 n is placed which creates two threads adhesive on one side, which kept sections 1 h and 2 h together. In FIG. 85, the aperture 11 h has been pulled over the skin tag 21 h on the skin surface 20 n and the hourglass-shaped sections 12 n and 13 n are in the process of being rolled from diametrically opposite directions. FIG. 86 shows how sections 12 n and 13 n are rolled around themselves by fingers 22 n and 23 n which causes the base of the skin tag to rotate while at the same time the more or less adhesive threads on both sides of the aperture 11 n are twisted around the base of the skin tag, 21 n. FIG. 87 shows how the band-shaped section 2 n which is adhesive on one side is stuck on top of the base of the skin tag 21 n, occluded by rotation, such that sections 12 n and 13 n are locked to the skin surface, simultaneously concealing and fixing the skin tag 21 n.

Example 30 illustrates additional tests with a circular occlusion where the cross-shaped section 1 af in FIG. 172 has four fixed, arms 12 af, 13 af, 14 af and 15 af adhesive on the underside and two movable adhesive arms, 16 af and 17 af, which are placed above arms 15 af and 12 af. The six similar-sized arms are located around a central part, in the middle of which there is a minute aperture 11 af. FIG. 173 shows how the device 1 af is placed on the skin 20 af against the skin tag 21 af. FIG. 174 shows how the protective film 4 af is removed using the removal flap 41 af and how arms 12 af and 15 af and half of the central part of the device 1 af are stuck on the skin surface 20 af and how by pulling in arms 13 af and 14 af the free aperture 11 af can be stretched and forced over the skin tag 21 af. In FIG. 175, arms 13 af and 14 af are no longer drawn in; and the usually minute central aperture 11 af has contracted again occluding the base of the skin tag 21 af. The rest of the central part of the device 1 af and arms 13 af and 14 af have been stuck to the skin 20 af.

Another more or less hard, massive section is shown in Example 36 where the occlusion of the skin tag occurs in between two radii of different size between the screw and the screw-thread which creates a half-moon shaped occlusion. The device consists of an internally threaded block 1 ak in FIG. 203 with an adhesive underside 14 ak and an aperture 11 ak located below the screw-thread; as well as a screw 3 ak, described in FIG. 202, with its thread head 32 ak and, relative to the thread, movable tip 31 ak. FIG. 204 is a cross section of FIG. 203 and shows the flexible band 15 ak located at the back edge of the aperture 1 ak. FIG. 206 shows how the screw 3 ak is screwed in the section 1 ak. In FIG. 207, the section 1 ak has been stuck to the skin 20 ak with skin tag 21 ak sticking into the internal thread 13 ak near the band 15 ak in the back wall of aperture ak. FIG. 208 shows how the screw 3 ak is screwed into the thread 13 ak in section 1 ak until the movable tip 31 ak presses the base of the skin tag 1 ak against the flexible band 15 ak and occludes the blood flow. In order to lock the screw in an occlusive position and at the same time hide the skin tag 21 ak on the skin surface 20 ak, the band-shaped section 5 ak in FIG. 205 with an adhesive underside has been stuck on top of section 1 ak and the head 32 ak of the screw 3 ak.

Example 38 uses another occlusion principle where the clip 1 am in FIG. 217 has two resilient sides 14 am and 15 am and a narrow leg 13 am and a broad leg 12 am with a aperture 17 am as well as a folded underside with an adhesive surface. In FIG. 218 the resilient sides 14 am and 15 am have been pressed together such that the leg, 13 am, is pushed into the aperture, 17 am, creating a new vertical aperture, 11 am, on the other side. In FIG. 219 the skin tag 21 am has been pulled through the in aperture 11 am created in FIG. 218 and the clip 1 am has been stuck to the skin 20 am before leg 13 am springs back and occludes the base of the skin tag 21 am. FIG. 221 am shows how the flap-like section 3 am with an adhesive side in FIG. 220 has been stuck on top of the occluded skin tag in FIG. 219 and onto the skin surface in order to protect and hide the skin tag, preventing unintentional stresses on the fixation of the clip 1 am.

Example 14 uses the inherent elasticity of a little tube where a little transversal cut which has been cut through the outer convex part of the tube can be opened, and when closed occludes the base of the skin tag. FIG. 88 shows a slice of a little tube with two openings 12 p and 13 p and a peripheral, transversal cut 11 p and an adhesive inside and an adhesive surface 15 p on the outside. FIG. 89 shows how the tube is bent together so that the cut expands. In FIG. 90 the expanded aperture 11 p has been pulled over skin tag 21 p on the skin surface 20 p. In FIG. 91 some of the surface 15 p has been stuck to the skin locking the aperture 11 p in a contracted position. FIG. 92 a illustrates how the tube is pushed together with a finger from above which partly sticks the inside of the tube together and partly sticks the tube to the skin surface with surface 15 p. In FIG. 92 b, section 1 p is no longer contracted and the occluded skin tag 21 p has been fixed inside the tube 1 p to the skin surface 20 p.

In Example 24 the occlusive effect of a spiral is used where the base is squeezed between two spiral twists and the rest of the skin tag is protected within the spiral. FIG. 142 shows a spiral 1ä, which is covered on both sides with the band-shaped sections 3 s and 5 s; and which through a straightened fold, 31ä or 51ä protrudes out of the spiral 1ä. FIG. 144 is a side view of 142, showing the design of the spiral, the fold and position of the adhesive surfaces on the protruding sections 3ä and 5ä. FIG. 145 is a side view where the protruding sections 3ä and 5ä are clamped together so that the spiral 1ä is opened on the side that is pulled over the skin tag 21ä on the skin surface 20ä. In FIG. 146, the spiral 1ä has sprung back; occluding skin tag 21ä, and section 52ä has been bent over fold 51ä and stuck to 5ä. The protective film 451ä has been removed with the removal flap 4521ä and the spiral has been wound around the base of skin tag 21ä and stuck on the skin 20ä. Section 32ä is then stuck to section 3ä using the fold 31ä. Finally, section 6ä is stuck over the section on the skin concealing and further fixing skin tag 21 to the skin surface 20ä.

By occluding the blood flow to the small base of the skin tag, a tying-off effect can be achieved which results in the spontaneous detachment of the skin tag from the skin surface proximal to the occlusion. The occlusion can be produced by ligation or compression of the skin tag or by twisting and/or bending a skin tag and fixing it so that it cannot go back to its natural state.

EXAMPLES

The following examples are provided as further illustrations of the preferred embodiments of the invention.

Example 1

In this example, an adhesive thread is tied around the base of the skin tag occluding the blood flow.

FIG. 1 is an overview illustrating an embodiment of the invention which consists of a device made of a thin, small strip of textile material, hydrocolloid or polymer or the like, with a single adhesive side. The device is made up of two similar-sized sections 1 and 2 which through two cuts 51 and 52 through both textile material or the like and the adhesive side of the device create a narrow connecting section 3. This has a side that is adhesive and another side that is not adhesive. The rounded corners 6 and 7 in FIG. 1 hinder rolling up and detachment from the skin during the time the device in place so that the skin tag can be twisted off. Radii 81 and 82 in FIG. 1 serve to absorb the pulling force from the application and the occlusive phase so that the narrow connection 3 does not become detached from sections 1 and 2.

From FIG. 2 which is a longitudinal section according to line II-II of FIG. 1, it appears that the adhesive surfaces of sections 1 and 2 are each covered by protective films 41 and 42 which inactivate or prevent these surfaces from sticking to the skin of human beings or animals. In order to more easily activate the adhesive properties, an edge of the covering films 41 and 42 has been turned up creating a little flap 411 and 421 through which covering films 41 and 42 can easily be drawn off from the adhesive sections 1 and 2.

FIG. 3 is an overview showing a variant of the invention in FIG. 1 where sections 1 a with the protective film 41 a and the removal flap 411 a are smaller than section 5 a with the protective film 42 a and removal flap 421 a and where the middle sections 1 a and 5 a connecting section 3 a are much longer in Example 1 because the cuts 51 a and 52 a are not symmetrical. The size of the radii 6 a, 7 a, 81 a and 82 a depend upon the size of the sections and the magnitude and direction of the shearing force, pulling and rolling-up power that sections 1 a and 2 a are exposed to.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal section along the line 1V-1V in FIG. 3 and shows the positions of the sections 1 a and 2 a separated by the cuts 51 a and 52 a from the narrow section 3 a as well as protective films 41 a and 42 a each with their removal flaps 411 a and 421 a.

FIG. 5 shows how the device according to FIGS. 1-2 and 3-4 is applied to achieve a satisfactory occlusion of the skin tag and is shown here for simplicity purely as a detailed description of the application of the device according to FIGS. 3 and 4. Upon application, the covering film 41 a is first removed from the adhesive side of the smaller part 1 a of the device. The covering film 41 a is torn off using the flap 411 a in FIG. 4 which is shown as a longitudinal section according to IV-IV in FIG. 3. It is now possible to separate the small part 1 a from the connection 3 a and fix the small part 1 a to the skin right near the skin tag 21 a. The skin tag 21 a is then grabbed between the thumb and forefinger of one hand and lightly pulled away from the skin surface so that the base of skin tag is stretched right out. The larger part 2 a of the device is held in the other hand and lightly pulled so that the connection 3 a between the little part 1 a fixed to the skin and the part 2 a in the hand is stretched. The larger part of the device 2 a is then wound around the base of the skin tag 21 a which is still held in the other hand. This facilitates slipping the larger part 2 a over the covering film 42 a round the skin tag 31 a with the stretched connection 3 a and rotating it three times around the skin tag according to the activity arrow 30 a. The adhesive part of 3 a then sticks to the base of the skin tag 21 a after the first rotation and through its stretched elasticity occludes the blood flow in the distal parts of the tag. With continued rotation around the skin tag according to the activity arrow 30 a, the adhesive surface of 3 a will stick to earlier rotations of 3 a, creating a ring 11 a, where each rotation continually seals earlier and current rotations of 3 a which means that the adhesive laminated ring 11 a reinforces the effect of the occlusion with every rotation, despite low and variable stretching in 3 a during the rotating application according to 30 a.

FIG. 6 shows that the covering film 42 a is removed from the adhesive section 2 of the device and how the larger section 2 a is stuck to the small section 1 a using a finger 22 a. The occluded skin tag 21 a is then fixed by the adhesive surface of the larger section on top of the non-sticking surface of the small section 1 a of the device in a position parallel to the skin surface. The larger section 2 a of the device will be completely covered by the small section 1 a, concealing skin tag 20 a and giving the applied device a cosmetically pleasing appearance.

Example 2

In this example the skin tag is rotated and folded onto the skin surface to create a satisfactory occlusion.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the invention where a band-shaped device consisting of a skin adhesive material, such as latex, elastic fabric, polyurethane film or another polymer material, gels, foams, or hydrocolloids or other solid or semi-solid materials known to a person skilled in the art. The band-shaped device in FIG. 7 is divided into 3 different areas 1 c, 2 c and 3 c. A fold 33 c is made right in the middle of the area 3 c in FIG. 7, which is perpendicular across the band and easily can be angled into two similar-sized legs.

FIG. 8 is a longitudinal section along the line llX-llX in FIG. 7 where the adhesive surfaces of the three areas are covered by protective films 41 c, 42 c and 43 c with respective removal flap 411 c, 421 c and 431 c.

FIG. 9 reveals how the protective film 43 a with removal flap 431 c has been removed prior to the application of the device, and the device has been angled in fold 33 c on the skin 20 c by the skin tag 21 c.

FIG. 10. The angled device in FIG. 9 has been immediately placed behind the skin tag 21 c, which, if necessary, can be held stretched up between the thumb and forefinger of one hand. Using the other hand, the device is held between the thumb and forefinger on both sides of the fold 33 c on the non-adhesive outer surface of the legs. The skin tag is pressed down and completely fixed and enclosed between the two adhesive surfaces in area 3 c.

FIG. 11 shows how the sealed skin tag 21 c in area 3 c is rotated 180 degrees according to activity arrow 30 c, which is shown in the Fig. in broken lines. If the skin tag is large, the occlusion can be increased by a full rotation with open legs as per activity arrow 31 c. After this occluding rotation the protective films 41 c and 42 c are removed from the adhesive surfaces of areas 1 c and 2 c, using the removal flaps 411 c and 421 c, while the legs still are free.

FIG. 12 shows how the device with the skin tag, which has been rotated one turn, has now been bent down on the skin surface 90 degrees according to activity arrow 30 c, where the adhesive surfaces in areas 1 c and 2 c fix the occluded skin tag to the skin surface.

In FIG. 13, which is a longitudinal section along the line Xlll-Xlll in FIG. 12, it can be seen that the rotation-occluded skin tag 21 in a fold in area 3 c is firmly fixed parallel to the skin surface 20 c by areas 1 c and 2 c. When the device is removed after a full occlusion, the skin tag sealed to the device is detached from the skin without pain, bleeding or scarring.

Example 3

In a third embodiment of the invention, the adhesive surfaces are located on alternating sides of the thin, band-shaped device consisting of non-woven, hydrocolloid or other such textile, where the skin tag is occluded by twisting it towards the skin surface.

FIG. 14 shows the two sections 1 d and 2 d of the device and the removal flaps 411 d and 421 d extending up from the surface of the band.

FIG. 15 is a cross section along the line XV-XV in FIG. 14 showing how the adhesive sides of sections 1 d and 2 d of the band-shaped device are covered by protective films 41 d and 42 d with respective removal flaps 411 d and 421 d.

In FIG. 16, the device has been bent alongside the two removal flaps 411 d and 412 d, such that sections 1 d and 2 d form two legs which are slightly angled in relation to each other with their long sides towards the skin 20 d. The protective film 41 d has been removed from the adhesive side of the section 1 d of the device Skin tag 21 d has been stretched between the thumb and the forefinger of one hand, after which the adhesive surface of part 1 d extends in such a manner that the skin tag 21 can be stuck to the middle of the adhesive surface of part 1 d.

FIG. 17 illustrates how it is possible, using the thumb and the forefinger of one hand, to press the non-adhesive side of part 1 d round the skin tag 21 d such that it is sealed in a fold 3 d, after which the adhesive surface of part 1 d is reduced. The sealed skin tag 3 d is rotated vertically 180 to 360 degrees according to the activity arrow 30 d.

FIG. 18 illustrates how the remaining adhesive side of section 1 d is stuck to the skin fixing the rotation-occluded skin tag 21 d parallel to the skin surface in a fold 3 d in the band-shaped device.

FIG. 19 shows how the surface of section 2 d is first activated by removal of the protective film 42 d with removal flap 421 d according to FIG. 17. The activated surface of section 2 d has then been folded over the non-adhesive surface of part 1 d fixing the skin tag 21 d sealed in fold 3 d securely to the skin surface 20 d.

FIG. 20 is a cross section according to line XX-XX in FIG. 19 showing how the skin tag 21 d sealed in fold 3 d is securely fixed to the skin surface 20 d and then covered by two layers of the device, rendering the skin tag invisible; and securely removed by the device from the skin surface following a sufficiently long occlusion.

Example 4

The band-shaped device has transversal slits allowing the device to fold over, facilitating the occlusion and fixing of the skin tag to the skin surface.

FIG. 21 shows a fourth embodiment of the invention, where a narrow band of adhesive material, such as for example a hydrocolloid which is a material known to a person skilled in the art, through semi-transversal slits 10 b has been divided into three sections 1 b, 2 b and 3 b, where 3 b where 3 b is the central part. To increase adhesion to the skin surface and reduce the risk of detachment, the corners of the band have been rounded by a radius 7 b.

FIG. 22 is a longitudinal section along XXII-XXII in FIG. 21, and shows how the adhesive surfaces of the three sections 1 b, 2 b and 3 b are covered with protective films 41 b, 42 b and 43 b, making it possible to separately remove the protective film and activate the respective adhesive surfaces at different points in time using flaps 411 b, 421 b, and 431 b. The protective films 41 b and 43 b extend over the slits 10 b, which increases the rigidity and manoeuvrability of sections 1 b, 2 b, and 3 b upon application of the device.

FIG. 23 is a perspective view of FIG. 21 where cuts 101 b, 102 b, 103 b and 104 b have been cut transversally halfway through the device in four different places.

FIG. 24 shows a device which is ready for use to remove a skin tag where the protective film 43 b has been removed and the adhesive surface of the central part 3 b of the device has been exposed and the device has been angled and placed upright behind skin tag 21 b.

FIG. 25. The skin tag is held slightly stretched between the thumb and finger of one hand, while the device is positioned with the other hand, such that the edge of the long side lies against the skin surface; the adhesive surface is then pushed against the vertically positioned skin tag 21 b so that it sticks to the middle of the adhesive surface of 3 b. The skin tag 21 b is then pinched on both sides from behind such that the it is completely surrounded by one of the sealed folds created by the adhesive surfaces in section 3 b. In the upright position, the sealed skin tag 21 b is rotated 180 to 360 degrees according to the activity arrow 30 b.

FIG. 26 shows how the sealed and rotated skin tag is placed against the skin surface with the adhesive sections 1 b, 4 b and 2 b covered by protective films upwards. Protective films 42 b and 44 b are removed, thus activating the adhesive surface of part 2 b and part 4 b.

FIG. 27 shows how the device in FIG. 26 has been turned 180 degrees over the long side, and sections 2 b and 4 b have been stuck to the skin according to arrows 24 b, where the sealed top of the skin tag 21 b is marked with a little radius.

FIG. 28 is a cross section of FIG. 27 along the line XXVlll-XXX, where the section 1 b of the device has been tilted so that it is positioned vertically in slits 103 b in FIG. 27.

In FIG. 29, the protective film 41 b in FIG. 28 has been removed, and section 1 b of the device has been rotated 180 degrees round a line between the central borders of slits 104 b and 103 b, which stick the base to section 1 b between slits 104 b and 103 b. As a consequence, the adhesive side of section 1 b of the device is turned towards the non-adhesive surface of the section 2 b of the device.

In FIG. 30, section 1 b of the device has been stuck on top of section 2 b, which is then covered by section 1 b, whereby the applied device fixes the skin tag 21 b to the skin surface 20 b in a rotated and occlusive position. The skin tag is no longer visible from the outside, and the applied device simply appears as a bandage to an observer. The device shown in FIG. 30 can be easily removed by pulling it from the skin 3-7 days later after the occlusion; the skin tag 21 b sealed in the device comes away with the device. Because the occlusion entails the degeneration of nerves and other tissue in the surrounding area, the skin tag can be removed without pain or bleeding. It has also been shown that the removal of a skin tag via occlusion does not lead to scarring.

Example 5

In a fifth embodiment of the device, an occlusion can be achieved via a device induced sharp fold which prevents the blood flow to the skin tag.

FIG. 31 shows a longitudinal section of the band-shaped, laminated device according to the invention, where a thin, more or less more rigid, yet flexible unit is combined with a more or less elastic, adhesive layer. The adhesive underside of the device is divided by three sections 1 e, 2 e and 3 e with protective films 41 e, 42 e and 43 e which have removal flaps 411 e, 421 e and 431 e. A narrow, transversally extending, adhesive surface 4 is on the upper side of the device, which is covered by a protective film 44 e with a removal flap 441 e.

FIG. 32 shows how the protective film 41 e is removed from the adhesive surface of section 1 e of the device using the removal flap 411 e, after which section 1 e is stuck to the skin 20 e as near the skin tag 21 e as possible. The protective film 43 e is then removed by means of the removal flap 431 e so that the adhesive surface 3 e of the device is exposed.

FIG. 33 shows how, using a finger, skin tag 21 e can be bent and stuck to the adhesive surface of section 3 e. Section 2 e of the device is then bent backwards so that skin tag 21 e is caught in a fold in the adhesive surface of part 3 e, shown in FIG. 34. The skin tag 21 e is sealed in the fold by exerting a heavy pressure from two directions with the thumb and forefinger as shown in FIG. 35.

FIG. 35 shows how, after removal of the protective film 42 e using the removal flap 421 e (see FIG. 34), the adhesive section 2 e of the device is exposed and stuck to the skin 20 e. The skin tag 21 e is now enclosed in a vertical fold which is extending transversally over the band-shaped device which is fixed to the skin 20.

In FIG. 36, the adhesive surface 4 e has been activated by removal of protective film 44 e using removal flap 441 e, and the transversal flap 3 e with the adhesive surface 4 e is folded down and sticks to the non-adhesive surface of section 1 e. As a result, a sharp fold 23 e has, through the laminate, been created along the base of the stuck together flap 3 e, which nips the lowest part of the skin tag and occludes the blood flow. After an acceptable period of time, the applied device can easily be removed from the skin; the occluded and sealed skin tag in fold 3 e comes off too without pain or other discomfort.

Example 6

This Example is a variant of Example 5 where rotation and folds can be combined to enhance the occlusion.

The sealed skin tag can be rotated in fold 3 e in the direction shown by arrow 30 e in FIG. 37, if it is nipped with the fingers while protective films 41 e and 42 e are in place and protective film 43 e is removed from the adhesive surface of section 3 e of the device in FIG. 31.

In FIG. 38, the flaps 421 and 411 have been used to remove the protective films 42 e and 43 e such that the sections 1 e and 2 e and skin tag 21 e with the rotated base 22 e can be stuck to the skin 20 e.

FIG. 39. If the device consists of an adhesive surface 4 e on the backside of section 3 e, as shown in FIG. 37, the rotated skin tag can be folded down over the non-adhesive surface of section 1 e, enhancing the occlusion. Regardless of whether sealed skin tag 21 e, as shown in FIG. 36, is only rotated, or rotated and folded as shown in FIG. 39, the thin blood vessels in the base of the skin tag will be occluded, which means that it can degenerate within a few days. The occluded skin tag can then be easily removed from the skin surface together with the device without difficulty.

Example 7

Another embodiment of the invention consists of a band-shaped device of a more or less rigid material where one side has adhesive properties. The device is divided into sections 1 f, 2 f, 3 f, 5 f and 6 f which are defined by a pre-made fold such that the different sections can be bent and moved in relation to each other.

In FIG. 40, section 1 f of the device has a protective film 41 f protruding from the underside of the section instead of a removal flap. The border to section 2 f consists of two imprinted folds 11 f and 12 f on either side of a punched-out flap 211 f which extends into section 2 f. Sections 2 f, 3 f and 5 f have a common protective film 43 f which also projects from the underside of the section. Between sections 2 f and 3 f there is an imprinted, curved fold 31 f, likewise between sections 3 f and 5 f. The curved fold between section 6 f and 5 f is divided into two halves 61 f and 62 f by the flap 511 f extending into section 6 f in 5 f. Under 61 f there is a projecting protective film 46 f on top of the adhesive surface.

Upon application of the device, sections 2 f, 3 f, 5 f and 6 f are folded over the imprinted folds 11 f and 12 f which are shown 41. The protective film 41 f is then removed to activate the adhesive surface of section 1 f, after which one should first put the punched-out flap 211 f as near the base of the skin tag 21 f as possible before section 1 f is stuck to the skin surface. During this manoeuvre, the protective film 43 f stabilises handling of sections 2 f, 5 f and 5 f and prevents unnecessary bending of the imprinted curved folds 31 f.

In FIG. 42, the protective film 43 f has been removed and the flap 511 f projecting from section 6 f is pushed at an angle upwards directly towards the base of the skin tag 21 f. The curved fold 31 f can then be activated so that the sections 2 f, 3 f and 5 f can be folded in relation to each other, as shown in FIG. 42.

Finally the protective film 46 f is removed and section 6 f is stuck to the skin surface with flap 511 as near the skin tag 21 f as possible as shown in FIG. 43. By carefully tipping one of the curved folds 31 f to one side, it is possible to stick the top of the skin tag 21 f to underside of section 3 f and bend it to one side. If the sections of 3 f, lying above sections 5 f and 2 f just in front of fold 31 f, are pressed downwards, flaps 211 f and 511 f will slide towards each other and occlude the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 44 is a longitudinal section of FIG. 43 in perspective, where section 3 f has been pressed so far down that 2 f and 5 f have been stuck to adhesive underside of 3 f, completely sealing skin tag 21 f in the double fold, which in turn is stuck to the skin by sections 1 f and 6 f. Given that the skin tag is sealed between two adhesive surfaces and that the base is occluded, it will come away with the device without difficulty when the device is removed from the skin surface after a few days.

Example 8

The section in FIG. 45 is made up of a thin, more or less rigid and elastic band of polymer or natural material, with five sections each of which having an adhesive surface and which because of an imprinted fold between sections can be moved in relation to each other. The combined length of the sections 1 g and 2 g of the device is as long as section 6 g and the total length of 1 g, 2 g and 6 g is as long as sections 3 g and 5 g.

FIG. 45 is an overview of the sections 1 g, 2 g, 3 g, 5 g and 6 g of the device, where section 1 g has a protective film 41 g on the upper side and a little projection 12 g on the short side of the section. Section 6 g has a notch on the short side of the device and a protective film 46 g on the upper side. On the lower side of section 2 g there is a protective film 42 g, on section 3 g there is a protective film 43 g, and on section 5 g, a protective film 45 g.

As in Example 7, the protective films project from one side of the sections, which facilitates removal when the adhesive surface is to be activated.

FIG. 46 is a longitudinal section of FIG. 45 along the lines XLVl-XLVl illustrating how protective film 41 g has been removed from section 1 g which is stuck to the skin surface with notch 12 g located in direct contact with the base of the skin tag 21 g.

FIG. 47 is a longitudinal section of FIG. 46; where the protective films 42 g, 43 g and 45 g have been removed, activating the adhesive surfaces of sections 2 g, 3 g, 5 g. Using the still inactivated section 5 g, the entire device is bent over the skin tag 21 g.

FIG. 48 is a longitudinal section of FIG. 47 illustrating how the notch in section 6 g is now placed against the base of the skin tag 21 g such that an enclosed, ring-shaped structure is created encircling the skin tag. By manipulating the sections before or after the ring has been created, skin tag 21 g is stuck to one of the adhesive surfaces 1 g, 2 g or 3 g inside the ring.

FIG. 49 shows how using pressure on section 3 g, skin tag 21 g is enclosed and sealed in a fold created by 1 g, 2 g and 3 g. Protective film 46 g is then removed, and section 6 is pressed down against the skin and sticks to it. Given that sections 1 g, 2 g and 6 g altogether are as long as 3 g and 5 g, the volume of the enclosed skin tag will produce an eccentric effect when section 6 is stuck to the skin, enhancing the occlusion of skin tag 21 g.

FIG. 50 shows that, while section 6 g is being stuck to the skin, section 5 g is stuck to the non-adhesive side of section 6 g, which encloses and seals off the ring-shaped device, while at the same time enclosing and permanently sealing skin tag 21 g to the device. The permanently enclosing of skin tag 21 g ensures that the skin tag comes away too when the device is removed from the skin a few days after the occlusion.

Example 9

Another embodiment of the eccentric principle in Examples 7 and 8 is described in FIGS. 51-60. A controllable occlusion of the blood flow to the skin tag can be achieved with a simple hard or rigid device.

FIG. 51 is a perspective view of the device made up of three sections 1 h, 2 h and 3 h with two pre-prepared, elastic, curved folds between the three sections, thereby connecting them to each other via the folds. Sections 1 h and 3 h each have a projecting protective film 41 h and 43 h on their upwardly directed adhesive surfaces. These two sections combined are as long as 2 h, which has its adhesive surface with a projecting protective film 42 h on its underside.

In FIG. 52, the protective films 41 h on sections 1 h and 42 of section 2 h have been removed, sections 2 h and 3 h have been bent upwards and 1 h has been stuck to the skin as near the base of the skin tag as possible. The protective film 43 h is now removed, exposing the adhesive surface of section 3 h. This section is then moved, as shown by the arrows 30 h and 31, against the base of the skin tag, and the curved fold between sections 2 h and 3 h is then pressed down towards the skin. By doing this, the curved fold between 1 h and 2 h will expand to compensate for the compressed volume of the skin tag while the elasticity in the curved fold between 2 h and 3 h presses the edge of section 3 h abutting the base of the skin tag harder against the base, thus enhancing the occlusion.

FIG. 53 shows how the skin tag is bent down, clamped and sealed by the adhesive surface of section 2 h against the surfaces of sections 1 h and 3 h which are stuck to the skin surface.

FIG. 54 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the invention, where the device is made up of three sections 1 h, 2 h and 3 h. Section 1 h has an asymmetrical edge with a small indentation 12 h with which to grip the base of the skin tag 21 h. On the upper side, there is a protective film 41 h on the adhesive surface, and on the lower side or in the middle of the section, there is a thin, hard film 11 h, covering most of the surface, leaving a 1-5 mm narrow, elastic edge 13 h around 1 h. Section 2 h is symmetrical with a protective film 42 h on the underside. On the top side of the section 3 h there is a protective film 34 h and on the underside a thin, hard film 31 h, which leaves a small, elastic edge 32 h round 3 h, where the free short side 32 h of the device also is asymmetrical.

In FIG. 55, the protective film 41 h has been removed and the indentation 12 h of section 1 h has been placed directly against the base of skin tag 21 h. Sections 2 h and 3 h have been bent upwards, protective films 42 h and 43 have been removed and 3 h has been rotated in the direction of the arrow 30, until the asymmetrical edge 32 h touches the base of skin tag 21 h. In this example the volume of 21 h has been taken up by the more or less rigid section 2 h, while the elastic edge 32 h has been pressed against the base of skin tag 21 h which is located in the indentation, with a careful angling because of the asymmetry. This makes it possible to control the compression pressure on the base of 21 h and as a consequence, control the occlusion of the blood flow.

FIG. 56 shows how the adhesive surface of 2 h pushes down and fixes skin tag 21 h against the hard films 11 h and 31 h, which are connected to the skin surface on the backside by sections 1 h and 2 h.

FIG. 57 reveals a device consisting of three parts 1 h, 2 h and 3 h, where the total length of 1 h and 3 h is longer than 2 h. This is compensated for by zone 22 h which is more elastic than the rest of section 2 h. Section 1 h has adhesive top side with a protective film 41 h which extends over a semi-circular strip 11 h which can be stuck or fixed to the upper or under side of the section 1 h and which has a convex adhesive surface. The strip 11 h can also be made of 1 h itself or of section 1 h with the addition of films, foils, strips, foams, gels, or fibres of polymer or natural materials. Section 2 h has an adhesive underside covered by protective film 42 h. Right in the middle of 2 h there is a zone 22 h which is more elastic than the rest of section 2 h. Like 1 h, section 3 h has adhesive top side, a semi-spherical strip 31 h of polymer or natural material, with an adhesive convex surface covered by protective film 43 h.

In FIG. 58A, the device is held vertically and the protective film 41 is removed from the section 1 h and the strip 11 h is placed with its elastic side against the skin tag 21 h. The perspective FIG. 58 B shows how sections 2 h and 3 h have been bent so that the device, through the elastic, curved fold 22 h, takes form of an open ring around skin tag 21 h. By doing this, protective film 43 h is removed, and the strip 31 h is placed touching the base of skin tag 21 h.

FIG. 59 shows how, by pressing both parts of section 2 h downwards against the skin surface 20 h as shown by the arrows 23 h and 24 h in FIG. 58 B, the two strips 11 h and 31 h stick to each other and to the lower end of the skin tag; the elastic influence on zone 22 h means that the pressure against the base of skin tag 21 h will not be too great. The semi-spherical strips 11 h and 31 h are simultaneously pressed against each other and turned at the same time as being stuck, which lifts and stretches the base of the skin tag, rendering the area of the occlusion larger and making it more effective.

FIG. 60 shows how the occluded skin tag 21 h has been stretched, stuck and fixed to the adhesive surface of section 2 h against surfaces 1 h and 3 h, which in turn are stuck to skin surface 20 h. Through the application manoeuvre in FIGS. 58B and 59, the elastic zone 22 h is now stretched to its fullest; section 2 h is stuck to the surfaces of 1 h and 3 h thus securing a long lasting occlusion of the base of skin tag 21 h.

Example 10

By rotating each of the discs with their adhesive surfaces in relation to each other, a device for the occlusion of skin tag 21 i on the skin surface can be formed.

FIG. 61 is an overview of a disc which has been divided into 3 sections 1 i, 2 i and 3 i each with their protective films 41 i, 42 i and 43 i on the adhesive underside of the disc. At one edge of section 3 i there is a small radius 31 i which has been punched out of the disc.

FIG. 62 describes another more or less larger disc than that shown in FIG. 61, where the adhesive top side has been divided by protective films 45 i, 46 i and 47 i in sections 5 i, 6 i and 7 i. At one edge of section 6 i, a small radius 61 has been punched out of the disc.

In FIG. 63, the smaller and more or less larger discs have been connected by pulling up slit 31 i through slit 61 e, after which protective films 43 i and 46 i have been removed, and the adhesive surface 3 i on the underside has been stuck to the surface 6 i which is adhesive on the upper side to a new non-adhesive section 8 i.

FIG. 64 is a cross section of FIG. 63 along the line LXlV-LXlV and shows how two new semi-circular discs have been fused, where disc 1 i+5 i is asymmetrical because area 5 i is greater than 1 i. Likewise, disc 7 i+2 i is asymmetrical because area 7 i is greater than area 2 i. The two discs are connected through surface 8 i.

FIG. 65 shows how by punching out the area in common, in 8 i; all materials have been removed other except two narrow sections 83 i and 84 i. Some material from the long sides of are 8 i have been retained in a narrow edge 815 i which connects the two semi-circles 1 i and 5 i and edge 827 i which connects semi-circles 2 i and 7 i. Centrally in the two edges, a little bit extra material has been punched out in order to create an aperture 81 i in disc 1 i+5 i and another similar-sized aperture 82 i in disc 2 i+7 i.

In FIG. 66, protective films 41 i and 45 i have been removed and disc 1 i+5 i has been opened along the narrow edge 815 i.

In FIG. 67, disc 1 i+5 i in FIG. 67 has been folded completely up so that the aperture 81 i is opened Skin tag 21 i has been pulled through aperture 81 i in disc 1 i+5 i, which has then been stuck to the skin surface.

In FIG. 68, Disc 2 i+7 i is folded out with the protective films 42 i and 47 i facing the disc 1 i+5 i located against the skin 20 i, and the skin tag 21 i has been pulled through the narrow sections 83 i and 84 i and through aperture 82 i. Disc 2 i+7 i is then rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow 30 i; as a result, both narrow sections 83 i and 84 i wind themselves around skin tag 21 i.

FIG. 69 shows how sections 83 i and 84 i occlude the base of the skin tag and how protective films 42 i and 47 i are removed from the disc 2 i+7 i which is then stuck to the top side of the more or less smaller disc 1 i+5 i and to the skin surface 20 i.

Example 11

In this embodiment of the invention, the thin, band-shaped device is first folded so that narrow, adhesive, elastic sections are created which are then rotated around the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 70 is a perspective view of a band-shaped device which consists of four connected sections 1 k, 2 k and 3 k which all have an adhesive surface on the same side while section 5 k has an adhesive surface on the top side. Sections 1 k and 2 k each have an adhesive protective film 41 k and 42 k on the underside which can be removed using the removal flaps 411 k and 421 k. The section 5 k of the device is larger than sections 1 k and 2 k combined and has a protective film 45 k on the top side with removal flap 451 k. Between sections 2 k and 5 k, there is an imprinted, curved fold 51 k which enables sections 2 k and 5 k to move in a controlled fashion in relation to each other. Section 3 k does not consist of a homogenous single surface, on the contrary it has been divided into a central part 31 k and 32 k, between which is an imprinted, curved fold 33 k extending transversally over the band-shaped device. Between sections 1 k and 31 k there are two diagonally asymmetrically extending narrow bands 311 k and 312 k, extending from the outer edges of section 31 k to the central part of section 1 k, made of the same material as the device, or of another polymer or natural material. Between sections 3 k and 2 k are similar asymmetrical narrow bands extending diagonally from the edges of section 32 k to the central part of section 2 k, made of the same material as the device, or of another polymer or natural material. To stabilise and keep the structure together, protective films 431 k and 432 k with removal flaps 4311 k and 4321 k are located on the underside of section 3 k.

FIG. 71 is a cross section of FIG. 70 along the line LXXl-LXXl and shows the two opposing removal flaps 4311 k and 4312 k which stabilise the imprinted, curved fold 33 k between the adhesive surfaces of sections 31 k and 32 k. The adhesive surface with protective film 45 k of section 5 k lies on the top side of the band-shaped device while the other adhesive surfaces on the other sections are located on the underside of the device and are covered by protective films 41 k, 431 k, 432 k and 42 k.

In FIG. 72, sections 5 k, 2 k, 321 k, 322 k, 32 k, 31 k and sections 311 k and 312 k have been rotated 180 degrees over section 1 k. The protective film 41 k has then been removed using removal flap 411 k and section 1 k has been stuck on the skin 20 k as near skin tag 21 k as possible.

FIG. 73 shows how covering films 431 k and 432 k have first been removed using the removal flaps 4311 k and 4321 k, after which sections 5 k, 2 k, 321 k, 322 k and 32 k have been bent together over the curved fold 33 k such that sections 32 k and 33 k are stuck to a new section 3 k and section 2 k ends up on the other side of skin tag 21 k. Because the four sections 312 k and 322 k, and 311 k and 321 k were asymmetrically placed between sections 31 k and 1 k each between 32 k and 2 k in FIG. 70, both pairs 312 k and 332 k, and 311 k and 321 k of the four narrow sections extend in parallel, which means that 2 k with sections 321 k and 322 k can be moved in relation to section 1 k on the skin, the parallel sections 311 k and 312 k and the new section 3 k.

In FIG. 74, protective film 2 k has been removed using the removal flap 421 k, after which section 2 k has been stuck to the skin on the other side as near skin tag 21 k as possible and edge to edge with section 1 k. Following this, it is rotated by the double thick, stabilised section 3 in the direction of the arrow 30 k, winding the four narrow, adhesive sections 322 k, 312 k, 321 k and 311 k around the base of skin tag 21 k.

After one to three twists, the narrow sections 322 k, 312 k, 321 k and 311 k have been wound around and stuck to the base of the skin tag occluding both the venous and arterial capillaries in skin tag 21 k, FIG. 75.

In FIG. 76, it is possible to bend the occluded skin tag 21 k and section 3 k on the top side of the sections 1 k and 2 k which are stuck to the skin surface. The adhesive surface of section 5 k is activated by means a removal flap 451 k to remove protective film 45 k.

FIG. 77 shows how it is possible to fold section 5 k in the direction of the arrow 52 k in FIG. 76 over the imprinted, curved fold 51 k, which fixes section 3 k and the occluded skin tag 21 k parallel to the skin surface and at the same time hides them from sight, which increase the cosmetic acceptance of the invention.

Example 12

In the embodiment of this invention, the base of the skin tag is compressed against a hard surface of narrow, adhesive sections which are wound several times around one side of the skin tag.

FIG. 78 is an overview of the band-shaped device which is made up of four thin, more or less connected sections 1 m, 2 m, 3 m and 5 m, consisting of a more or less elastic or flexible material of polymer or natural material, and a massive or ring-shaped section 6 m of a more or less flexible material of polymer, metal, salt or natural material with a more or less hard and incompressible surface and a height which can vary between 0.1 and 15 millimetres. Section 6 m is stuck between the two thin, band-shaped sections 1 m and 2 m, where at least section 1 m lying on top of the skin has a larger area than section 6 m. Section 2 m has an adhesive surface underneath which is facing away from section 6 m, while section 1 m has an upper side which can either be adhesive or non-adhesive. Between sections 1 m, 2 m and 5 m, there is an aperture 11 m extending through both sections 1 m and 2 m, which extends right to the more or less hard and incompressible surface of section 6 m. Section 5 m has an adhesive upper side which is covered by protective film 45 m with removal flap 451 m and connected to section 2 m by the imprinted fold 51 m. Sections 3 m and 31 m has adhesive upper sides and are independent sections of 5 m and are covered by the transparent protective film 431 m with removal flap 4311 m. The flap-formed section 3 m is fixed by the narrow, independent section 31 m to section 5 m by the side of the common imprinted fold 51 m between sections 2 m and 5 m.

FIG. 79 is a perspective view showing how protective film 42 m on section 2 m has been taken off using removal flap 421 m, after which section 2 m of the device has been stuck to the skin 20 m such that skin tag 21 m is located as near as possible to the more or less hard and incompressible surface of section 6 m.

In FIG. 80, protective film 431 m has been removed using removal flap 4311 m, flap 3 m has been gripped with two fingers 22 m and 23 m and section 31 m is stretched out and twisted one turn clockwise around section 6 m between sections 1 m and 2 m, as shown by the arrow 30 m, such that skin tag 21 m is squeezed against the more or less hard and incompressible surface of section 6 m.

FIG. 81 is a cross section along the line LXXXl-LXXXl in FIG. 80, showing how section 3 m is wound three times around section 6 m and how the base of the skin tag is then compressed and pushed against the hard and incompressible surface of section 6 m. The occluded skin tag 21 m is then bent and stuck to the adhesive surface 1 m.

In FIG. 82, protective film 45 m has been removed using removal flap 451 m and section 5 m is bent down on the imprinted fold 51 m over the skin tag 21 m in section 1 m. Because the area of sections 1 m and 2 m is smaller than section 5 m, the areas of section 5 m lying outside the range of sections 1 m and 2 m will be stuck to the skin, thus fixing, concealing and sealing skin tag 21 on the skin.

Example 13

In this embodiment of the invention the device is made up of two parts, where one part produces an occlusion of the skin tag as a result of the torsional force that arises when the more or less flexible and elastic device is turned or rolled.

FIG. 83 is an overview of the part of the band-shaped device 1 n, which has a centrally located aperture 11 n between sections 12 n and 13 n on either side of the aperture. On the outer edge of short side, sections 12 n and 13 n each have their own projecting, pointed flaps 14 n and 15 n, facing in opposite directions. The underside of the device 1 n has an adhesive surface which is covered by protective film 41 n which is extended on the short side of device such that a removal flap 411 n arises.

In FIG. 84, a perspective view of the other part of device 2 n is shown which is also band-shaped of a length which is more or less longer and a width which is narrower than section 1 n of the device. Section 2 n of the device has an adhesive underside which is inactivated by protective films 42 n and 43 n each with removal flaps 421 n and 431 n.

In FIG. 85, protective film 41 n has been removed from section 1 n of the device using the removal flap 411 n and the aperture 11 n has been pulled over skin tag 21 n, after which sections 12 n and 13 n of the device have been carefully stuck to the skin 20 n. One finger is drawn along the skin surface towards the point of the flap 14 n and another finger is drawn in the opposite direction towards the point of the flap 15 n. Because sections 12 n and 13 n with flaps 14 n and 15 n are stuck to the skin 20 n, continuous movement and exertion of pressure of the fingers on the top side of sections 12 n and 13 n will result in flaps 14 n and 15 n being rolled up onto each side of these sections 12 n and 13 n. Because sections 12 n and 13 n are hour-glass shaped, with more material on the short sides than at the aperture 11 n; the rolled up sections 12 n and 13 n will move in circle around skin tag 21 n as indicated by the activity arrow 75 n.

FIG. 86 is a perspective view showing that continuous rolling 22 n and 23 n with two fingers from a diametrically opposing direction, as indicated by activity arrows 71 n and 72 n, the hour-glass shaped surfaces of sections 12 n and 13 n will be rolled up, as indicated by activity arrows 73 n and 74 n. Sections 31 n and 32 n on either side of aperture 11 n will be turned around each other because of the opposing rotational direction of sections 12 n and 13 n. After a certain number of turns, sections 31 n and 32 n will have turned around and got stuck to each other and to the base of skin tag 21 n. They will then be stuck to each other; their more or less flexible and elastic qualities will occlude the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 87, is a cross section showing how the adhesive surface of section 2 n of the device is activated by removal of protective films 42 n and 43 n each with their respective removal flaps 421 n and 431 n, after which section 2 n is stuck over the rolled up section 1 n. The skin tag 21 n which is occluded in the section 1 n of the device is then sealed on the surface of the skin 20 n.

Example 14

This embodiment of the invention is made up of a bent, tube-shaped, adhesive device, which through the more or less flexible and elastic polymer or natural materials of the device, and a slit in the tube can occlude and fix the skin tag to the skin surface.

FIG. 88 shows a device, 1 p, which is made up of a short and narrow, more or less bent tube with radius 14 p consisting of more or less flexible and elastic polymer or natural materials, where both the inner and outer surface 15 p of the device 1 p are adhesive. The tube-shaped device 1 p has two open ends 12 p and 13 p as well as a slit, 11 p, cut transversally in the wall in the pipe in the middle of the convex part of the device 1 p with the radius 14 p.

To apply the tube-shaped device 1 p, in FIG. 89, the open surfaces 12 p and 13 p are held between the thumb 22 p and the forefinger 23 p and the ends of the tube are squeezed together so that the radius 14 p is reduced and the tube curves, whereby the transversal slit 11 p widens.

In FIG. 90, while device 1 p is still being squeezed, the two open ends 12 p and 13 p are pushed through the widened slit 11 p such that the edges of the slip 11 p extend to the base of the skin tag 21 p.

FIG. 91 shows how squeezing of the open sides 12 p and 13 p of device 1 p with fingers 22 p and 23 p has ceased, whereby the slit, 11 p, by the inherent flexibility and elasticity of the polymer or natural material in device 1 p, is pressed together occluding the base of the skin tag 21 p. To enhance the squeezing effect of slit 11 p, the lowest part of the gap of both open sides 12 p and 13 p is pressed down using the fingers, 22 p and 23 p, until part of the adhesive surface 15 p is stuck to the skin surface 20 p which causes the radius 14 p to be straightened out in a line which follows the skin surface, and causes a narrow section of the cylindrical, total surface area of device 1 p to stick to the skin surface 20 p.

In FIG. 92A, the open, circular side is pushed together with a finger, 22 p, causing it to take on a more elliptical shape, where the adhesive outside 15 p sticks to the skin 20 p and the two increasingly parallel, adhesive inner walls stick to each other.

In FIG. 92B, the cylindrical device 1 p has been pressed together and the inner surfaces stuck to each other around skin tag 21 p which has then been sealed within device 1 p. At the same time, the adhesive outer surface 15 p of the cylindrical device 1 p is stuck to the skin 20 p, fixing the sealed skin tag 21 p to the skin. The top surface of the device 1 p stuck to the skin is then easily covered with a conventional plaster or the like in order to enhance cosmetic acceptance.

In another embodiment of the invention, the upper half of the short, more or less bent, tube-shaped device 1 p can be covered by a non-removable, more or less flexible, non-adhesive protective film which facilitates squeezing of device 1 p in FIGS. 92A and 92B and eliminates the risk of device 1 p stuck on the skin adhering to clothes and other objects in the environment.

Example 15

This embodiment of the invention is based upon the skin tag first being placed in an aperture in the device, after which a V-shaped section of the device is pulled against the base of the skin tag, thus occluding it with its V-shaped point. During the occlusion, the section slide on the protective film which, because it is stuck to the V-shaped section when removed, simultaneously pulls the two legs of the V-shaped section thus resulting in an occlusion of the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 93 is a perspective view showing a device consisting of three connected parts 1 r, 2 r and 3 r, all of which have an adhesive underside. Section 1 r has a circular, centrally located aperture 11 r and a protective film 41 r with a removal flap 411 r on the underside and on the similarly adhesive upper side another protective film 4111 r, which extends past the adhesive surface of 1 r. Section 2 r has a larger area than section 1 r, with a protective film 42 r and a removal flap 421 r on the adhesive underside. On the underside of section 3 r there is a protective film 43 r which projects on both sides of the section, eliminating the need for a special removal flap. On the upper side of section 3 r, there is a protective film 4311 r, which extends past the adhesive surface of section 3 r, through a fold which lies between sections 3 r and 1 r. Through the two protective films 4111 r and 4311 r, a V-shaped recess has been punched out in the central part of section 3 rr, which causes section 3 r to have two legs, which are V-shaped with points pointing towards section 1 r.

In FIG. 94, the two protective films 4111 r and 4311 r have been bent upwards as indicated by activity arrow 70 r in FIG. 93, such that the point where the two legs of section 3 r coincide can be seen more easily.

In FIG. 95, the protective film 41 r has been removed using removal flap 411 r and section 1 r of the device has been stuck to the skin 20 r, such that skin tag 21 r sticks up through aperture 11 r.

In FIG. 96, notch 31 r in the two protective films 4111 r and 4311 r has been folded over skin tag 21 r, as shown by activity arrow 71 r in FIG. 95. The stabilising protective film 43 r has then been removed and notch 31 r in section 3 r has been folded over skin tag 21 r using section 2 r. Then protective film 4311 r is removed to activate the adhesive surfaces of the two V-shaped legs 3 r.

In FIG. 97A, the two protective films 4311 r and 4111 r can slide towards each other causing the power used for rolling off the protective film 4311 r from the adhesive underside of section 3 r and protective film 4111 from the upper side of section 1 r to a stretching of the two V-shaped legs 3 r, and at the same time move section 2 r in the direction indicated by activity arrow 74. When the correct amount of stretching of the two legs 3 r has been reached and the base of skin tag 21 r has been stuck and occluded by the sides of the two legs 3 r facing notch 31 r, some of the adhesive surface of 3 r will stick to section 1 r at protective film 411 r. When protective film 4111 r is then removed as indicated by activity arrow 74, the two legs 3 r are stretched further because of the slight adhesion between section 3 r and the protective films and the adhesive surfaces and the adhesive surfaces of sections 1 r and 3 r will finally be stuck to each other.

In an alternative embodiment of the invention, shown in FIG. 97B, the more or less flexible and elastic legs 3 r are stretched using 2 r in accordance with activity arrow 74 r and then the stretched legs are successively locked by pulling off the protective film 4111 r as indicated by the arrow 73 r. By stretching the two legs 3 r, the base of skin tag will be occluded from the sides by the tapered V-shaped notch.

FIG. 98 illustrates how skin tag 21 r is bent down onto the adhesive surface of section 3 r, after which protective film 42 r is removed using removal flap 421 r, and section 2 r is then bent down over the skin tag 21 r which has been occluded by sections 1 r and 3 r and thereby sealed and fixed to the skin surface.

Example 16

This embodiment of the invention is based upon tangential slits being punched, cut, incised, or in another way created in a concentric zone between the central and peripheral parts of a circular device.

FIG. 99 is a perspective view of a thin, circular, more or less flexible and elastic disc consisting of two sections 1 s and 2 s. The underside of the disc is adhesive and covered by a centrally positioned protective film 41 s and by a peripheral protective film 42 s which projects beyond the outer circular area of the device. In the centre of the disc-shaped device is an aperture 11 s, at the bottom of which a slit line 43 s emanates, extends through protective film 41 s and right up to the periphery of protective film 42 s. Two removal flaps for each of the protective films are then created.

FIG. 100 is a perspective view, showing how a number of thin bow-formed cuts 3 s have been punched, cut or incised in the outer peripheral part 31 s of section 1 s.

FIG. 101 is a perspective view showing how protective film 41 s has been removed from the central section 1 s and its outer part 31 s, and how aperture 11 s in the device has been pulled over skin tag 21 s and the central part of section 1 s has been stuck to the skin surface 20 s.

FIG. 102 shows how section 2 s has been turned clockwise around section 1 s which is stuck to the skin, as indicated by activity arrow 73 s. The more or less flexible and elastic, peripheral part 31 s in FIG. 101 is pulled through the cuts 3 s and transformed to thin, band-shaped units 32 s in FIG. 102 with an adhesive underside. These units 32 s, which slide on protective film 42 s during the clockwise twisting of section 2 s in relation to section 1 s, will wind themselves around the base of skin tag 21 s through their elasticity and flexibility and occlude the capillary blood flow. Protective film 42 s is then removed and section 2 s is stuck to the skin. The flexible and elastic units 32 s tied around the base of the skin tag cause atrophy and rejection of the skin tag 21 s. To conceal and fix the occluded skin tag 21 s, a disc without an aperture 11 s can be applied as indicated in FIG. 99, or a conventional plaster can be applied.

Example 17

In this embodiment of the invention, the occlusion is obtained through a double-sided eccentric mechanism, where the base of the skin tag is squeezed from two diametrically opposite sides.

FIG. 103 is a perspective view of a thin, more or less flexible and elastic device, consisting of four connected sections 1 t, 2 t, 3 t and 4 t. Section 1 t has an adhesive underside covered by protective film 41 t with removal flap 411 t, and a centrally located square aperture, 11 t, more or less larger than the two sections 31 t and 32 t, which through a fold are placed opposite each other on either side of section lt. Sections 31 t and 32 t have adhesive top sides covered by protective films 431 t and 432 t; and thin, flexible, harder, central parts 313 t and 323 t, surrounded by a softer frame of thin, adhesive, flexible and elastic material with the small indentations, 312 t and 322 t, opposite each other. Running transversally over the thin, flexible, harder central parts of each of the sections, 313 t and 323 t are the imprinted folds 311 t or 321 t. Section 2 t, located on the other side of section 1 t, has a larger area than 1 t with an adhesive top side covered by protective film 42 t with removal flap 421 t.

In FIG. 104, protective film 41 t has been removed using removal flap 411 t and section 1 t has been pulled over the skin such that skin tag 21 t ends up as near as possible to the middle of the square aperture, 11 t, after which section 1 t of the device is stuck to the skin, 20 t.

In FIG. 105, the two protective films, 431 t and 432 t, have been removed and sections 31 t and 32 t have been folded over the edges of section 1 t and the square aperture 11 t. By carefully bending the pre-prepared folds 311 t and 321 t in sections 31 t and 32 t, it is possible to bend the thin, flexible and harder sections 313 t and 323 t, and place their surrounding soft, flexible and elastic frames with indentations 312 t and 322 t as near as possible to the skin tag without them sticking to the skin in the aperture 11 t.

FIG. 106 illustrates how by pressing the upright pre-prepared folds, 311 t and 321 t down, it is possible to get the indentations 312 t and 322 t, located opposite each other at the base of skin tag, 21 t, to move nearer to each other. The thin, flexible and harder parts 313 t and 323 t then stick to the skin in the aperture 11 t, and at the same time, the base of the skin tag 21 t is occluded and stabilised on the skin.

FIG. 107 illustrates how protective film 421 t is removed using removal flap 42 t, and section 2 t is bent over the occluded skin tag, 21 t. Because of its size, section 2 t will completely cover the occluded skin tag in section lt. The skin tag is then sealed to the skin surface.

Example 18

In this embodiment of the invention, a reversed eccentric principle with two opposing units is used to occlude the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 108 is a perspective view of a device which is made up of four more or less elastic and flexible, connected sections 1 u, 2 u, 31 u and 32 u with protective films on the adhesive surfaces of the sections, indicated by the broken lines. Section 1 u has an adhesive underside which is inactivated by protective film 41 u with removal flap 411 u. In the central part of section 1 u, there is a notch 11 u which is as wide as the two sections 31 u and 32 u combined. Its length is correlated to the length of sections 31 u and 32 u, allowing a sufficient occlusion of the base of the skin tag to be achieved during the inversed eccentric movements. In the middle of sections 31 u and 32 u located opposite each other, there are two transversal pre-imprinted folds which give rise to two zones 313 u and 312 u, or 323 u and 322 u, which in relation to the rest of the device are more or less more rigid, and which more easily can be bent in relation to each other and to the other part of each of the sections 31 u and 32 u. Each of the sections 31 u and 32 u have a triangle-shaped aperture, 311 u and 321 u, with the point pointing out towards the free, short side of respective sections and an adhesive top side which is covered by its own protective film 431 u and 432 u with removal flaps 4311 u and 4321 u. On a third side of section 1 u, there is a section 2 u, the length and width of which is more or less greater than that of section 1 u. Section 2 u has an adhesive top side which is covered by protective film 42 u with removal flap 421 u.

In a perspective view of the device in FIG. 109, the protective film 41 u has been removed using removal flat 411 u, and section 1 u has been stuck to the skin so that the skin tag 21 u ends up in the middle of notch 11 u. The protective film 431 u is then removed using removal flap 431 u and section 31 u is then folded over section 1 u in such a manner that the aperture 311 u is pulled over the skin tag, 21 u. By bending sections 312 u and 313 u, as shown in FIG. 109, the pointed fold in the triangle-shaped aperture 311 u can be drawn against the base of the skin tag 21 u to achieve an occlusion of the blood flow.

FIG. 110 shows how the adhesive sides of sections 312 u and 313 u are almost completely pressed together, and how the occlusion is initiated from the other side by removing protective film 432 u, using removal flap 4321 u; folding in section 32 u, and pulling the triangle-shaped opening 321 u over the skin tag 21 u such that section 32 u ends up lying on top of section 31 u.

FIG. 111 shows how, by continuing folding and successively sticking sections 322 u and 323 u to each other, the pointed tip of the triangle-shaped aperture 321 u occludes the base of the skin tag 21 u from the opposite direction compared to the pointed tip of the triangle-shaped aperture in section 31 u, significantly enhancing the effect of the occlusion.

In FIG. 112, the two joined sections 312 u and 313 u, and 322 u and 323 u, have been folded over sections 31 u and 32 u, respectively. The protective film 42 u in section 2 u has been removed using removal flap 421 u and stuck on top of sections 31 u, 32 u and 1 u to lock, fix and conceal the occluded skin tag, 21 u to the skin surface.

Example 19

This embodiment of the invention is based upon a band-shaped device with three sections, each of which has a central aperture. The sections can be bent, stretched or stuck on top of each other in such a manner that the central aperture in each section is moved in relation to the aperture in the other sections, leading to an occlusion of the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 113 shows an overview of a thin, more or less flexible, band-shaped device consisting of an H-shaped section with two legs 1 v and 2 v and a narrower connection 31 v with the central aperture 311 v in the middle of the legs. The first section has an adhesive underside, covered by protective film 41 v with removal flap 411 v. Another H-shaped section consists of legs 5 v and 6 v with a connection 32 v with aperture 321 v in between the legs, and an adhesive top side, with protective film 45 v and removal flap 451 v. A third section has legs 7 v and 8 v with a connection 33 v in between the legs, and a central aperture 331 v, and an adhesive top side with protective film 47 v and removal flap 471 v.

FIG. 114 shows how protective film 41 v has been pulled from underneath sections 1 v and 31 v and the central aperture 311 v has been pulled over the skin tag, 21 v. Section 31 v has then been stretched in the direction indicated by activity arrow 71 v; the round aperture 311 v 1 is thus stretched into an oval aperture 311 v 2, and the right side of the base of the skin tag, 21 v, is thus occluded. When the stretching and occlusion is deemed satisfactory, and section 2 v is stretched a distance 72 v; the protective film 41 v is removed from underneath section 2 v, and then stuck to the skin.

FIG. 115 is a cross section along CXV-CXV in FIG. 114 showing how by stretching section 2 v a distance 72 v has lengthened section 31 v and aperture 311 v, as indicated by the activity arrow 71 v, such that the aperture 311 v is extended on one side into position 311 v 1, enabling the other side of skin tag 21 v to be occluded.

FIG. 116 shows how protective film 45 v has been removed from section 5 v and 32 v using removal flap 451 v. Sections 5 v, 32 v and 6 v are then folded over sections 1 v, 31 v and 6 v lying on the skin, and aperture 321 v is pulled over skin tag 21 v, after which section 5 v is stuck on top of section 2 v. Section 32 v is then stretched using section 6 v, distance 76 v, as indicated by the activity arrow 75 v, until the aperture 321 v is extended to a position 321 v 1 which is sufficient to enable the base of the skin tag 21 v to be occluded from the side opposite to that achieved with aperture 311 v in position 311 v 1.

FIG. 117 is a cross section of FIG. 116 along to line CXVll-CXVll and shows how the base of skin tag 21 v is subjected to tightening in the same direction as the elongation of different layers 1 v, 31 v, 2 v and 5 v, 32 v 6 v, thus occluding the blood flow.

In FIG. 118, the upright sections 7 v, 33 v and 8 v in FIG. 116 have been folded down, stretched and stuck over sections 6 v, 32 v and 5 v, such that the aperture 331 v is stretched to a new form 331 v 2 to increase the occlusion of the base of the skin tag 21 v.

FIG. 119 is a cross section of FIG. 118 along the line CXlX-CXlX and shows how section 1 v has been stuck to the skin and 20 v and how section 31 v with aperture 311 v has been stretched to the new position 311 v 2 using section 2 v, thus pressing and occluding the lower part of skin tag 21 v. Likewise section 5 v is stuck on top of section 2 v and this extension 22 v and how section 321 v is stretched to a new position 321 v 2, using section 6 v, which presses and occludes the base of the skin tag in the opposite direction. Finally, FIG. 119 shows how section 7 v is stuck to the stretched sections 6 v and 62 v, and how section 33 v is stretched with section 8 v so that the aperture 331 v reaches a new position, 331 v 2, which presses and occludes skin tag 21 v in the opposite direction compared to the underlying layers 5 v, 32 v and 6 v.

FIG. 120 is a simplified and reduced overview of FIG. 118 showing how 1 v and 2 v of the original band-shaped device in FIG. 113 is stuck to the skin and how the two other sections 5 v and 6 v as well as 7 v and 8 v are then bent over each other and together form three layers on top of the skin around the occluded skin tag 21 v.

FIG. 121 shows an independent, more or less elastic section 9 v, originating from the original band-shaped device in FIG. 113, which has a surface which on all sides is larger than the total area created by the three joined sections 1 v, 31 v, 2 v and 5 v, 32 v, 6 v, and 7 v, 33 v and 8 v. The independent section 9 v has an adhesive side which is covered by protective film 49 v with removal flap 491 v.

In FIG. 122, the protective film 49 v has been removed using removal flap 491 v and section 9 v has been stuck on top of the three layers of the band-shaped device in FIG. 113, which occludes skin tag 21 v. Section 9 v is applied in such a manner that the entire device in FIG. 120 is completely covered and the occluded skin tag 21 v is folded down and fixed parallel to the skin surface, using the adhesive side of 9 v.

Example 20

The embodiment of the device is based upon a device consisting of a softer, adhesive under layer and a harder top layer with flaps bending in, which when bent into the centre from different sides, will occlude the base of the skin tag in the centre.

FIG. 123 is an overview of a device, consisting of two layers, where the bottom layer consists of a square or circular thin, soft, more or less flexible section 2 x with a centrally located aperture 11 x, which on the underside is covered by a protective film 42 x with a removal flap 421 x. On top of the bottom section 2 x, there is an upper, more rigid section 1 x with an adhesive underside which in its peripheral outer edge is connected with the bottom section 2 x. The central area of the upper part of the section 1 x is cut out in for example flaps 31 x, 32 x, 33 x and 34 x, which are bent backwards over the outer edge of the peripherally connected sections 1 x and 2 x and covered by a protective film 41 x, with removal flap 411 x. Flaps 31 x, 32 x, 33 x and 34 x have in their free points a little radius which when folded in towards the central aperture 11 x in the bottom part 2 x of the device occludes the base of the skin tag 21 x in an optimum manner.

FIG. 124 is a cross section of FIG. 123 along the line CXXlV-CXXlV and shows how section 1 x and 2 x are connected in the periphery and how the incised flaps 31 x and 33 x with their respective free pointed radii 311 x and 331 x in the upper section 1 x of the device have been folded back from the central part with aperture 11 x in the bottom part 2 x of the device and fixed permanently in this position by protective film 41 x.

FIG. 125 shows how protective films 41 x and 42 x have been removed using removal flaps 411 x and 421 x, and how the bottom part 2 x of the device has been stuck to the skin 20 x such that the skin tag 21 x sticks up through the centrally located aperture 11 x.

In FIG. 126, the four flaps 31 x, 32 x, 33 x and 34 x in FIG. 125 have been folded and at the same time drawn back in towards the central aperture 11 x, until the pointed radii 311 x, 321 x, 331 x and 341 x push against the base of skin tag 21 x. A finger is then pushed against the top side of each flap 31 x, 32 x, 33 x and 34 x such that the adhesive underside of the respective flaps sticks to the top side of the bottom part 2 x of the device located on the skin 20 x.

FIG. 127 illustrates, relative to sections 1 x and 2 x; an independent, thin, more or less elastic section 5 x, whose adhesive side is covered by protective film 45 x with removal flap 451 x. The area of 5 x is more or less larger than the area of section causing the occlusion of the skin tag 21 x with sections 1 x and 2 x in FIG. 126.

In FIG. 128, protective film 45 x is removed 451 x from section 5 x, which is then stuck on top of the occluded skin tag 21 x in FIG. 126. Skin tag 21 x is then folded down and stuck to one or some of the top sides of flaps 31 x, 32 x, 33 x, or 34 x of section 1 x. Additionally, section 5 x is applied to the skin 20 x on top of skin tag 21 x which has been occluded by section 1 x in such a manner that the entire section 1 x is covered, further sealing the device on the skin 20 x.

Example 21

This Example is a variant of the previous Example 20, where the different flaps are given reinforced radii, facilitating the application of the device and occlusion of the skin tag. The device also consists of a built-in section for final covering and fixing of the occluded skin tag to the skin surface.

FIG. 129 is an overview of the band-shaped, more or less hard device consisting of two connected sections 1 y and 2 y united by a pre-prepared fold 12 y, which is stuck to the skin 20 y such that the skin tag 21 y ends up in the middle of the big, open, central part of section 1 y. The central part of section 1 y is cut out into flaps 31 y, 32 y, 33 y and 34 y, each of which has an adhesive underside. In each of the four more or less hard flaps 31 y, 32 y, 33 y and 34 y, two sector-shaped folds have been imprinted, giving the flap the profile of a truncated cone, thus achieving greater stability and an enhanced, more controllable occlusion of skin tag 21 y. In flap 31 y, by punching out the flap, the tip of the flap has been given a little radius 313 y, while simultaneously imprinting radii 311 y and 312 y from above. In the opposite flap 33 y, the tip of the flap has been given a radius 333 y and folds 331 y and 332 y have been imprinted from below. Equivalent punching out and imprinting has been carried out for flaps 32 y and 34 y each with tip radii 323 y and 343 y and reinforcing folds 321 y and 322 y and in 341 y and 342 y.

FIG. 130 is a cross section along the line CXXX-CXXX in FIG. 129 and shows how the two folds 31 y and 33 y from the beginning take on positions 31 y 1 and 33 y 1. The flaps opposite each other 31 y and 33 y, with their adhesive sides upwards, are then turned in towards the base of the skin tag, 21 y, to positions 31 y 2 and 33 y 2 respectively. They finally end up in positions 31 y 3 and 33 y 3 respectively, where they stick to the skin and occlude the base of the skin tag 21 y by means of radii 313 y and 333 y. The equivalent happens with the opposite flaps 32 y and 34 y, whose radii 323 y and 343 y will occlude the base of the skin tag in a straight angle to the flaps 31 y and 32 y already stuck to the skin, as shown in FIG. 131.

FIG. 131 is an overview showing how protective film 42 y is removed using removal flap 421 y in section 2 y in FIG. 129 and is then bent along fold 12 y over section 1 y with the occluded skin tag 21 y which is then turned down and stuck on top of one or some of the flaps 31 y, 32 y, 33 y or 34 y. FIG. 131 also shows how the opposing flaps 31 y and 32 y, and 33 y and 34 y with their reinforcing folds 311 y and 312 y, 321 y and 322 y, 331 y and 332 y, 341 y and 342 y and their radii 313 y, 323 y, 333 y and 343 y occlude the base of the skin tag 21 y as previously described in FIG. 130.

Example 22

This Example according to the invention is a variant of Examples 10 and 16, where the astringent section of the device consists of a thin, elastic cone-shaped film or cloth, running from a central position in one section out to a peripheral position in the outer section.

FIG. 132 is an overview of a device illustrating a circular section 1 z with an adhesive underside, consisting of a central circular disc. Stuck around the central aperture 11 z in the disc, is a cone-shaped, more or less elastic and adhesive, thin film or cloth 3 z. The other end of the cone-shaped film 3 z is fixed around the inside of a ring-shaped section 2 z, also with an adhesive underside, the diameter of which is more or less greater than the outer diameter of section 1 z.

In FIG. 133, the central section 1 z and the outer section 2 z of the device according to the invention is divided such that the cone-shaped film 3 z, located between them, is stretched to show its extend.

FIG. 134 is a cross section along the line CXXXlV-CXXXlV in FIG. 133, illustrating the positions of the ring-shaped protective films, 41 z and 42 z, the outer side of which projects beyond the adhesive areas forming continuous removal flaps. Also illustrated is the cone-shaped, more or less elastic, adhesive film 3 z.

In FIG. 135, the protective film 41 z has been removed from section 1 z in FIG. 134 and the central aperture 11 z has been pulled over the skin tag 21 z, following which section 1 z has been stuck to the skin 20 z.

In FIG. 136, the outer section, 2 z, is rotated concentrically outside the inner section 1 z, as indicated by the activity arrow 70 z, whereupon the existing film 3 z between sections 1 z and 2 z is stretched, extended and folded over, thus occluding the base of the skin tag, 21 z.

FIG. 137 illustrates how the protective film 42 z is removed from the adhesive surface of section 2 z using slit lines 421 z and 422 z; and then stuck to the skin surface 20 z, locking occluding film 3 z into an occlusive position around the skin tag 21 z.

Example 23

This Example according to the invention is a modification of Example 16, where the occlusive sections are fixed to the device via a flexible upwards movement. The part of the section causing the occlusion consists of a reinforced, adhesive outer part and posterior notch making it more elastic and flexible.

FIG. 138 is an overview of a device consisting of a larger central section 3 a with a centrally located aperture 11å and an adhesive underside covered by protective film 43å with a removal flap 431å. On one side of the central aperture 11å in section 3å, there is a lever 31å fixing and dividing a section into a central part 2å and a peripheral part 1å, and a lever 32å with section with the central part 5å and a peripheral part 4å. Located on the underside of sections 1å and 5å are protective films 41å and 44å respectively; and between section 2å and lever 31å and section 5å and lever 32å are protective films 42å and 45å, respectively. Part of the edges of sections 2å and 5å facing aperture 11å has been bent into folds 22å and 52å, and a number of notches 23å and 53å have been punched, incised or cut out in each section.

FIG. 139 is a cross section along the line CXXXIX-CXXXIX showing the central aperture 11å and how the lever 31å and 32å with their protective films 42å and 45å have been bent such that the distance between the turned up edges 22å and 52å is as great as possible. The positions of protective film 45å with removal flap 431å on the underside of section 3å and the two protective films 41å and 44å on the underside of the peripheral part of each section 1 a and 4 a are also shown.

FIG. 140 is an overview where the protective film 43å has been removed, skin tag 21å has been placed into aperture 11å and the entire section 3å has then been stuck to the skin, 20å. Protective films 42å and 45å in FIG. 139 have then been removed and the two levers 31å and 32å together with both their sections have been lifted up and bent forwards such that the turned up edges 22å and 52å are orientated towards the base of the skin tag 21å.

FIG. 141 is a cross section along the line CXXXXI-CXXXXI in FIG. 140, where the central parts 2å and 5å of the sections are manoeuvred by means of peripheral parts 1å and 4å of the sections, together with levers 31å and 32å such that the edges 22å and 52å are stuck to the base of the skin tag 21å. Protective films 41å, 42å, 44å and 45å are then removed and sections 2å, 1å, 5å and 4å are stuck on top of section 3å. As a result, notches 23å and 53å are distorted, and via the opposite edges 22å and 52å exert a constant pressure on the base of the skin tag, 21å, occluding the blood flow. The skin tag 21å fixed upright on the skin surface can then be covered by a plaster, or operating tape, or a bandage to enhance its cosmetic appearance.

Example 24

In this example, the skin tag is squeezed between the turns of a spiral such that the base is occluded. The skin tag is lying inside the spiral and is then bent downwards and sealed to the skin surface.

FIG. 142 is an overview of a device constituting a short, more or less resilient spiral consisting of metal, polymer or a textile band 1ä which is covered on both sides by both sections 3ä and 5ä. Section 3ä has outside the spiral a one direction fold 31ä and a band-shaped section 32ä with an adhesive upper side, covered by protective film 43ä with removal flat 431ä. The other side of the spiral 1ä is covered by section 5ä, which via one direction fold 51ä, continues into the band-shaped section 52ä which has two adhesive sides covered by protective films 451ä and 452ä and their respective removal flaps 4511ä and 4521ä.

FIG. 143 is an overview showing an independent section of the device consisting of a thin, more or less flexible and elastic circular disc 6ä. Its adhesive side is covered by protective film 46ä, which has a slit line 461ä which facilitates removal of the protective film.

FIG. 144 is a vertical side view of the device in FIG. 142, where the spiral section 1ä is covered on both sides by sections 3ä and 5ä. After fold 51ä, section 5ä continues out the folded section 52ä, both sides of which are adhesive and covered with protective films 451ä and 452ä with respective removal flaps 4511ä and 4521ä. After fold 31ä, section 3ä is similarly angled out to section 32ä with an adhesive side, covered by protective film 43ä with removal flap 4321ä.

In FIG. 145, the two folded sections 32ä and 52ä, shown in FIG. 144, have been clamped together, upon which 3ä and 5ä, because of the one direction folds 31ä and 51ä, will open the more or less resilient spiral 1ä on the opposite side. The spiral 1ä is then pulled over skin tag 21ä and down onto the skin surface 20ä.

FIG. 146 shows how spiral 1ä is clamped around the base of skin tag 21ä, and how the protective film 451ä, which has been removed using removal flap 4511ä, has been bent over fold 51ä, and stuck to section 5ä. Protective film 452ä has then been removed using removal flap 4521ä and spiral 1ä containing the occluded skin tag 21ä has been bent downwards 90 degrees and stuck to the skin with section 52ä. Protective film 43ä has then been removed using removal flap 4321ä and bent over fold 31ä and stuck to section 3ä which is located on the horizontally fixed spiral 1ä encompassing the occluded skin tag 21ä. Finally, protective film 46ä is removed from section 6ä using slit line 261ä, as shown in FIG. 143, and section 6ä has then been stuck over the spiral section 1ä lying on the skin, which further fixes skin tag 21ä to the skin and conceals this occluded base rendering it cosmetically pleasing.

Example 25

In this example, according to the invention, the force used to occlude the base of the skin tag is taken up by a flexible and very short hinge-like connection between the two sections of the device.

FIG. 147 shows a thin, band-shaped device consisting of two equally large sections 1ö and 2ö with an adhesive underside covered by protective films 41ö and 42ö each with their own removal flaps 411ö and 421ö and which are held together by a thin, small and strong connection 12ö. A larger section 3ö with protective film 43ö and removal flap 431ö on the top side is connected to the long side of section 2ö in a foldable manner.

In FIG. 148, protective film 41ö is removed using removal flap 421ö, after which sections 1ö and 2ö are folded up over the short, flexible connection 12ö and section 1ö is stuck to the skin 20ö with skin tag 21ö as near as the connection 12ö as possible. After the protective film 42ö in FIG. 148 has been removed, section 2ö is stuck to the skin 20ö in FIG. 149 so near the long side of section 1ö that the base of skin tag 21ö is clamped and occluded near the short, flexible and strong connection 12 b.

FIG. 150 shows how section 3ö is bent down over the occluded skin tag 21ö which then is sealed and immobilised parallel to the skin surface 20ö on top of sections 1ö and 2ö.

Example 26

The device in this example consists of a little, two-piece box with an adhesive underside which is stuck to the skin. The top side of the box can be moved, whereby the base of the skin tag in the box is occluded and finally is encased in the closed box.

The device consists of an upper part which is described in FIG. 151 and consists of a disc of metal, polymer or natural material 3 aa, where three of the outer edges 32 aa, 33 aa and 35 of the disc are bent under the disc. On top of the fourth side there is a downwardly directed groove 34 aa which forms part of a snap-lock. In section 3 aa there is a transversal, vertical, parallel epipedic disc 31 aa which is fixed to the surface of the disc. The vertical disc 31 aa has a slightly resilient under edge 311 aa allowing a gentle occlusion of the base of the skin tag 21 aa as shown in FIG. 154.

The other part is described in FIG. 152, where a small, parallel epipedic box 1 aa on the top side has three smooth, flared edges 14 aa, 15 aa and 15 aa, while on the fourth side 13 aa there is an upwardly directed groove which forms the second part in a snap-lock.

Centrally in the bottom of the box 1 aa, there is a semi-circular aperture 11 aa, beside the edge of which there is a skewed, parallel epipedic disc 12 aa hanging from the long side of box 1 aa, the under edge of which is lightly resilient to, when in contact with the resilient edge 311 aa in section 3 aa, effectively and gently occlude skin tag 21 aa. Under the bottom of the box 16 aa, there is an adhesive layer which is covered by protective film 41 aa with removal flap 411 aa.

In FIG. 153, folds 32 aa and 33 aa in 3 aa have been pulled over the flanges 14 aa and 15 aa in box 1 aa in FIG. 152. Section 3 aa in FIG. 151 now acts as a lid for box 1 aa and can be moved backwards and forwards with precision, as shown by the activity arrow 36 aa, which is necessary to ensure that the device according to the invention produces an occlusion.

FIG. 154 shows how protective film 41 as is first removed and how the skin tag 21 as is pulled through the aperture 1 aa and placed in contact with the under edge of disc 12 aa. Section 3 aa which functions as a lid has then been permanently fixed to section 1 aa using folds 32 aa and 33 aa, controlled by the flanges 14 aa and 15 aa which stabilise the movement of disc 31 aa and the resilient edge 311 aa against skin tag 21 aa. The disc 31 aa is then resilient against disc 12 aa occluding base of the skin tag 21 as which is simultaneously bent over and behind the lower disc 12 aa.

In FIG. 155, section 3 aa has been moved on top of the entire section 1 aa such that the snap-lock 33 aa and 34 aa are locked and the lock tension is maintained by the flange 16 aa which is locked in fold 35 aa. The resilient discs 31 aa and 12 aa are now locked against each other and stabilise the occluded skin tag within the device consisting of sections 1 aa and 5 aa locked in relation to each other.

Example 27

The device consists of two double-flanged, narrow wheels on top of each other, where the smaller upper wheel has an O-ring which can be bent down over the larger lower wheel and thereby occlude the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 156 is an overview showing the smaller double-flanged wheel 3 ab with O-ring 31 ab on top of the lower double-flanged wheel lab, where a little indentation 11 ab has been made in the flanges. On the adhesive side of the lower wheel lab, there is a protective film 4 ab with slit line 42 ab.

FIG. 157 is a cross section of FIG. 156 along the line CLVll-CLVll, where the adhesive layer 41 ab with its protective film 42 ab is located on the underside of the double-flanged wheel lab with indentation 11 ab. Above wheel lab is a similar double-flanged wheel 3 ab with O-ring 31 ab.

In FIG. 158, the protective film 4 ab separated by slit line 42 ab has been removed and the adhesive layer 41 ab has connected the double-flanged wheel lab to skin surface 20 ab, in such a manner that skin tag 21 ab fits in the indentation 11 ab.

In FIG. 159, O-ring 31 ab has been rolled or folded down with the fingers 22 ab and 23 ab from the double-flanged upper wheel 3 ab over the upper flange of the lower wheel lab which is stuck on the skin. Because of the greater radius of the lower wheel, lab, the O-ring 31 ab will stretch and occlude the base of the skin tag, 21 ab.

Example 28

This Example is a variant of Example 27, where the smaller, double-flanged, upper wheel is turned in relation of the under, larger, adhesive wheel.

FIG. 160 is an overview of the device where the upper double-flanged, smaller wheel 3 ad is turned in relation to the larger, double-flanged wheel lad having its adhesive layer 4 ad covered with protective film 41 ad, the removal of which is facilitated by slit line 42 ad and the area 13 ad in between the wheels with aperture 12 ad above indentation 11 ad.

FIG. 161 is a cross section of FIG. 160 along the lines CLXl-CLXl demonstrating how the angle between the two double-flanged wheels 3 ad with the O-rings 31 ad and lad lying on the outside are covered by a thin wall 13 ad with aperture 12 ad. The lower double-flanged wheel 3 ad with indentation 11 ad and the adhesive underside 4 a with protective film 41 ad can also be seen.

FIG. 162 shows a thin, more or less flexible and elastic film 5 ad with an adhesive side covered by protective film 34 ad, the removal of which has been facilitated by slit line 451 ad.

FIG. 163 is a front view of the device, showing the lower wheel lad with an indentation 11 ad and the adhesive layer 4 ad. Also shown are the upper wheel 3 ad with O-ring 31 ad and the thin wall 13 ad with aperture 12 ad lying between.

In FIG. 164, the protective film 41 ad has been removed using slit line 42 ad and the lower double-flanged wheel lad with its adhesive surface 4 ad has been stuck to the skin 20 ad in such a manner that the skin tag 21 ad has ended up as far into the indentation 11 ad as possible. The O-ring 31 ad is then rolled or folded with a finger 23 ad down over the thin wall 13 ad causing the skin tag 21 ad to be pushed through the aperture 12 ad in the thin wall 13 ad.

FIG. 165 shows how the O-ring 31 ad occludes the base of the skin tag 21 ad on the skin surface 20 ad. Finally, the protective film 45 ad is removed from the thin, adhesive, crescent-shaped film Sad which is then stuck on top of the thin wall 13 ad in FIG. 166, following which the occluded skin tag 21 ad is enclosed and protected in the now enclosed space between the double-flanged wheels lad and 3 ad.

Example 29

A third variant of the device with an occluding O-ring according to the invention is shown in FIG. 167, which is an overview of the band-shaped device, consisting of section 12 ac with an adhesive underside covered by protective film 41 ac with removal flap 411 ac. Section 12 ac has a aperture 11 ac which is located next to the indentation 13 ac in the double-flanged wheel 1 ac. Placed concentrically above the upper wheel 1 ac is an additional double-flanged wheel 3 ac with a notch 14 ac; over which the O-ring 31 ac extends, and where the strap 32 ac around O-ring 31 ac can be clearly seen. The other section Sac of the band-shaped device has an adhesive upper side which is covered by protective film 45 ac with removal flap 451 ac.

FIG. 168 is a cross section along the line CLXVlll-CLXVlll in FIG. 167 and shows section 12 ac of the device with the double-flanged wheel 3 ac with its notch 14 ac; O-ring 31 ac and strap 32 ac extend concentrically on top of the other wheel 3 ac with indentation 13 ac and the aperture 11 ac located outside. Section 12 ac has an adhesive underside with protective film 41 ac and removal flap 411 ac. It is also possible to see that the other section 5 ac of the device has an adhesive upper side with protective film 45 ac and removal flap 451 ac.

In the longitudinal section shown in FIG. 169, the removal flap 411 ac has been used to remove the protective film 41 ac, after aperture 11 ac is pulled over skin tag 21 ac and section 12 ac is stuck to the skin 20 ac. The strap 31 ac is then gripped between the thumb 23 ac and the forefinger 22 ac and pulled out and over skin tag 21 ac.

FIG. 170 is a longitudinal section where the strap 32 ac has been released by the fingers 22 ac and 23 ac, and O-ring 31 ac has contracted in the double-flanged wheel 1 ac occluding the base of the skin tag 21 ac in indentation 13 ac. At the same time, skin tag 21 ac has been folded in through the notch 14 ac into the empty central space in the double-flanged wheels 3 ac and 1 ac.

FIG. 171 is a longitudinal section, showing how the strap 31 ac has been folded in through the notch 14 ac and how protective film 45 ac in FIG. 170 has been removed using removal flap 451 ac. The adhesive surface of section Sac has been stuck over section 12 ac which is then sealed with the occluded skin tag 21 ac on the skin surface.

Example 30

In this example according to the invention, an occlusion can be achieved through a minute aperture and the inherent elasticity of the device.

The cone-shaped, elastic device 1 af in FIG. 172 has according to the invention four arms 12 af, 13 af, 14 af and 15 af extending from a common central part, in the centre of which is a minute aperture 11 af. The underside of the four arms 12 af, 13 af, 14 af and 15 af and the central part between the arms is adhesive and covered by protective films 4 af and 44 af and removal flaps 41 of and 441 af. Above arms 12 af and 15 af and fixed to the common central part is a pair of similar-sized arms 17 af and 16 af, each of which have their own adhesive underside which is covered by protective film 47 af with removal flap 471 af and protective film 46 af with removal flap 461 af.

In FIG. 173, protective film 4 af has been removed using removal flap 41 of and the two arms 12 af and 15 af and half of the common central part of section 1 af has been stuck to the skin 20 af such that the skin tag 21 of is located as near the minute aperture 11 af as possible. The Fig. also shows how the free arms 13 af and 14 af with protective film 44 af and removal flap 441 af are gripped between the thumbs and forefingers 23 af and 22 af, or 25 af and 24 af.

Using the thumbs and forefingers 23 af and 22 af and also 25 af and 24 af, the specially elastic, common, central part of the device is stretched 1 af in FIG. 174, together with arms 13 af and 14 af such that the minute aperture 11 af is stretched and pulled over the skin tag, 12 af, while the arms 12 af and 15 af stuck to the skin, with their arms 17 af and 16 af fixed to the central part, resist the force produced by fingers 22 af, 23 af, 24 af and 25 af.

In FIG. 175, the stretching of the common elastic part of the device 1 af has ceased and aperture 11 af contracted to its original size, occluding the base of the skin tag 21 af. The protective film 44 af has been removed using removal flap 441 af, after which the relaxed arms 13 af and 14 af stick to the skin surface 20 af.

FIG. 176 shows how the protective films 46 af and 47 af are removed using removal flaps 461 af and 471 af, after which arms 16 af and 17 af are folded down from two different directions over the centrally placed skin tag 21 of which is then stuck and fixed to the upper side of the common elastic part of the device 1 af on the skin surface 21 af. It is also possible to partially pull off protective films 4 af and 44 af in FIG. 172, and then grip the device with both hands and with one's fingers in the central part, stretch out the aperture 11 af, pull it over the skin tag 21 af, and then letting the central part between arms 12 af, 134 af, 14 af and 15 af contract such that the aperture 11 af occludes the base of the skin tag shown in FIG. 175.

The protective films 4 af and 44 af are then removed, and the four arms 12 af, 13 af, 14 af and 15 af are stuck to the skin surface 20 af, arms 16 af and 17 af are then folded over the skin tag, 21 af, which is sealed to the skin surface 20 af as shown in FIG. 176.

Example 31

The occlusion of the skin tag according to the invention in this example has been achieved by a low and a high wing in the lid or in the bottom of a round, portion-like, more or less hard device. When the lid of the device is turned in relation to the bottom, the base of the skin tag is clamped between the two wings such that an occlusion of the blood flow occurs.

FIG. 177 is an overview showing the bottom part of the device lag with an adhesive underside which is covered by protective films 41 ag and 43 ag which can be removed using slit line 42 ag. A narrow tube 17 ag is fixed centrally in the bottom of section lag, from which extends a low wing 15 ag which is fixed in the outer wall of section lag and which has a free, more or less bent and slightly resilient under edge to 16 ag. Under and next to the resilient edge 16 ag is an aperture 11 ag in the adhesive bottom of section lag. On the upper edge of the inside of the circular wall in section lag, there are two diametrically opposite, narrow bands, at the end of which are small, parallel epipedic areas 12 ag and 13 ag. Peripherally outside the circular wall of section 1 a there is a circular track of two grooves 14 ag facing towards each other.

FIG. 178 is an overview of the other section 3 g of the device with a centrally placed tube 37 ag in the lid, from which extends a fixed wing 36 ag which does not reach the circular wall of the section. The high wing 36 ag has a convex, bent, more or less resilient, and free under edge, 361 ag. At the top edge of the outside of the circular wall in section 3 g, there are two bands 32 ag and 33 ag located opposite each other with parallel epipedic surfaces which are turned towards the other side in relation to the areas on the bands 12 ag and 13 af in FIG. 177. On the lower edge of the circular wall of section 3 ag, there is a narrow, outwardly directed, circular rim 34 ag.

FIG. 179 shows how protective films 41 ag and 43 ag have been removed and how section lag has been stuck to the skin 20 ag with skin tag 21 ag sticking up through the aperture 11 ag as near the low wing 15 ag and its edge 16 ag as possible.

In FIG. 180, section 3 ag is positioned as a lid over section lag of device 31 ag, where the connected tubes 17 ag and 37 ag help to centre and stabilise the device on the skin 20 ag. The union formed by the rotatable snap-lock 143 ag of the two grooves 14 ag in FIG. 177 and the rim 34 ag in FIG. 178 is also stabilised. The lid 3 ag is positioned in such a manner that the two diametrically opposite bands 12 ag and 13 ag, as well as bands 32 ag and 33 ag do not get too near to each other and that the large wing 36 ag with its free lower edge 361 ag is placed behind skin tag 21 ag.

In FIG. 181, the lid 3 ag in device 31 ag has been turned clockwise as indicated by the activity arrow lag, after which the two small, parallel epipedic, turned areas in bands 12 ag and 32 ag and 13 ag and 33 ag can slide over each other but lock into each other when the high wing 36 ag and its lower edge 361 ag compress the base of the skin tag 21 ag against the low wing 15 ag and its lower edge 16 ag. At the same time, the high wing 36 ag presses the occluded skin tag 21 ag above the upper edge of the low wing 15 ag. The skin tag 21 ag is now concealed and occluded between the resilient edges 16 ag and 361 ag and is fixed on the skin surface 21 ag as long as snap-lock 143 ag is connected.

Example 32

In this example, according to the invention, the device consists of two sections, where in one of the adhesive sections, there is an arranged thread which is tied around the base of the skin tag, causing an occlusion, and where the other section conceals and stabilises the skin tag on the skin surface.

FIG. 182 is a perspective view showing a band-shaped, more or less elastic and flexible section 3 ah with an adhesive underside covered by protective films 31 ah and 32 ah which is divided by slit line 321 ah.

The other part of the device is shown in FIG. 183 and is made up of a primarily round, more or less flexible and elastic disc-shaped section 1 ah with a centrally located aperture 11 ah, and an adhesive underside which is covered by protective films 41 ah and 43 ah which are divided by slit line 431 ah which facilitates the removal of the protective film. At the other side of the aperture 11 ah, there is a weak adhesive tape, holding a mono- or polyfilament thread which has an area with a high friction coefficient, and where the free ends of the thread 13 ah and 14 ah are arranged around the aperture, 11 ah.

In FIG. 184 protective films 41 ah and 43 ah are removed and section 1 ah, with the centrally fixed thread by tape 12 ah and its free ends 14 ah and 15 ah are stuck to the skin 20 h in such a manner that the skin tag 21 ah ends up in aperture 11 ah.

FIG. 185 shows how both ends 13 ah and 14 ah of thread fixed by the tape have been twisted around each other and wound around the base of the skin tag 21 ah such that a knot or tie 15 ah is formed.

FIG. 186 is a continuation of FIG. 185 where both ends 13 ah and 14 ah of the thread are pulled in the direction of the arrows, such that the knot or tie 15 ah is pulled so hard that the weak, adhesive tape 12 no longer can hold the thread which together with the knot or tie occludes the base of the skin tag 21 ah. The protective films 31 ah and 32 ah are then removed and section 3 ah is stuck to the skin, concealing and fixing the occluded skin tag 21 ah to the skin surface 20 ah.

Example 33

A variant of Example 32, where the device consists of two more or less hard and flexible circular sections 1 ai and 3 ai where the skin tag has been occluded by a more or less hard counterbalance.

FIG. 187 shows section 3 ai in the form of a low cylinder 3 ai which is open at one end with a circular edge turned out into a groove 31 ai.

The other section of the device according to the invention is shown in FIG. 188 and is made up of a thin, circular, more or less hard and flexible disc 1 ai with an adhesive underside covered by protective films 41 ai and 43 ai divided by the removal slit line 431 ai, and a centrally located aperture 11 ai and an inwardly directed groove 13 ai running around the circular edge locking it to groove 31 ai, as described in FIG. 187. At the edge of the aperture 11 ai, there is a more or less firm cylinder 12 ai located on a double-sided adhesive ring 17 ai extending around a thin, round aperture 11 ai on the underside of section 1 ai. On either side of the cylinder 12 ai, there is a thin, mono- or multifilament thread draped around aperture 11 ai with ends 14 ai and 15 ai fixed to the slightly adhesive top side of the disc-shaped section 1 ai.

FIG. 189 shows how protective films 41 ai and 43 ai have been removed, after which aperture 11 ai with cylinder 12 ai has been pulled as closely as possible over the skin tag 21 ai and section has been stuck to the skin 20 ai.

In FIG. 190, the both ends 14 ai and 15 ai of the thread have been pulled in opposite directions around the cylinder 12 ai and skin tag 21 ai, the base of which is occluded. The occlusion is completed by a simple knot 16 ai, after which the remaining thread ends 14 ai and 15 ai are stuck on the slightly adhesive top side of section 1 ai.

FIG. 191 shows how section 3 ai is pushed against section 1 ai located on the skin 20 ai such that the edges 13 ai and 31 ai snap together and lock sections 1 ai and 3 ai together concealing and fixing the occluded skin tag 21 ai to the skin surface 20 ai.

Example 34

This is another variant of Example 32 where the occlusion of skin tag 21 aj is achieved by winding one or several threads around the base, where each thread is fixed to the small, upright, hard pins with a more or less adhesive surface.

FIG. 192 shows as FIG. 187 a low cylinder-shaped lid 3 aj with an outwardly directed groove 31 aj around the free edge.

The other section of the device, according to the invention is shown in FIG. 193, where the more or less hard and flexible, disc-shaped section 1 aj has an adhesive underside covered by protective films 41 aj and 43 aj, a slit line 431 aj, a central aperture 11 aj, and a reinforced ring 12 aj extending around the periphery, on which the reversed cone-shaped small pins 17 aj and 19 aj and the cylinder-shaped pins 16 aj and 18 aj are located, all of which have an adhesive surface. The outer peripheral edge is formed by a circular, inwardly directed groove 13 aj. A mono- or multifilament thread is fixed to pin 16 aj, said thread being placed as a tangle behind pin 17 aj which is then pulled behind 18 aj, where the flap 15 aj is centrally placed for easy handling.

In FIG. 194, protective films 41 aj and 43 aj have been removed and section 1 aj has been stuck to the skin 20 aj such that skin tag 21 aj sticks up through aperture 11 aj.

FIG. 195 shows how the base of the skin tag 21 aj is occluded by pulling the thread from 16 aj once around the base of the skin tag 21 aj to 17 aj and back to the skin tag 21 aj and once around the base and then to 18 aj, and then back again and once around the base of the skin tag 21 aj, and then to 19 aj, and then once again around the skin tag 21 aj; finally making a U-turn around 16 aj, and winding it one last time around skin tag 21 aj before passing 18 aj and placing the flap on the disc 1 aj.

As described in FIG. 196, section 3 aj is then pushed towards section 1 aj until grooves 13 aj and 31 aj lock into each other fixing and protecting the occluded skin tag 21 aj on the skin surface 20 aj.

Example 35

This Example is a third variant of Example 32 where the occlusion is achieved by preparing knots or ties which in a simple manner can be tightened at the base of the skin tag.

FIG. 197 is an overview of a band-shaped, more or less elastic and flexible device according to the invention, consisting of a central section 1 aq with an adhesive underside covered by protective film 41 aq and a more or less adhesive upper side and a centrally located aperture, 11 aq. On each side of section 1 aq are two similar free-standing sections 3 aq and 5 aq each with an adhesive upper side covered by protective films 43 aq and 45 aq, each with removal flaps 431 aq and 451 aq. The free-standing section 3 aq is connected with section 1 aq, while thread 12 aq, stuck under protective film 43 aq in section 3 aq, on the slightly adhesive surface of section 1 aq extends to thread 13 aq from section 5 aq in knot for tie 4 aq. The thread 12 aq runs around knot 14 aq into a strap on the other side of the aperture 11 aq across section 1 aq to knot 17 aq and back to section 3 aq, as thread 16 aq, which through strap 126 aq unites with thread 12 aq in a closed loop. In the same way, threads 13 aq, 135 aq and 15 aq are created, which are stuck to section 5 aq under protective film 45 aq together with knots 14 aq and 17 aq and the strap on the other side of the aperture 11 aq on the slightly adhesive surface of section 1 aq, similar to a closed loop. Along the sides section 1 aq facing sections 3 aq and 5 aq are two narrow reinforcing bands 18 aq and 19 aq, each of which has two non-adhesive channels 181 aq and 182 aq, or 191 aq and 192 aq respectively, in order to ensure that the two loops tied into each other do not get entangled during storage or later usage.

FIG. 198 is a longitudinal section of FIG. 197 along the line CllC-CllC and shows the central section 1 aq with aperture 11 aq and reinforcing bands 18 aq and 19 aq, and the adhesive underside with protective film 41 aq. From FIG. 198, it is possible to see that position of sections 3 aq and 5 aq with their adhesive upper sides covered by protective films 43 aq and 45 aq and the cut threads of both loops 126 aq and 135 aq.

FIG. 199 is perspective view of FIG. 197, where protective film 41 aq has been removed and section 1 aq has been stuck to the skin surface 20 aq in such a manner that skin tag 21 aq sticks up through the aperture 11 aq. From FIG. 199, it is also possible to see that a loop is created by the two knots 14 aq and 17 aq and the straps 126 aq and 135 aq on the opposite side of the aperture 11 aq, which is extending around the base of the skin tag 21 aq at the surface of section 1 aq.

In FIG. 200, sections 3 aq and 5 aq have been drawn out from section 1 aq using the thumb and forefinger as indicated by the activity arrows, 31 aq and 51 aq, whereupon threads 12 aq, 16 aq, 126 aq, 13 aq, 15 aq and 135 aq stretch knots 14 aq and 17 aq, by passing 181 aq and 182 aq, 191 aq and 192 aq in reinforcing bands, 18 aq and 19 aq, which results in the loop around the base of skin tag 21 aq being contracted.

FIG. 201 shows how sections 3 aq and 5 aq in FIG. 200 has been pulled as long out that the knots are contracted and occlude the base of the skin tag 21 aq and how the stretched threads, 12 aq, 13 aq, 15 aq and 16 aq are stuck to the more or less adhesive upper side of section 1 aq, after which protective films 43 aq and 45 aq are removed using removal flaps 431 aq and 435 aq and sections 3 aq and 5 aq are turned 180 degrees as indicated by the activity arrows 32 aq and 52 aq and stuck on top of section 1 aq, upon which the occluded skin tag 21 aq is fixed and concealed to the skin surface 20 aq.

Example 36

In this example, the skin tag is occluded using a more or less hard screw arrangement that is stuck on the skin.

FIG. 202 shows the one section of the device, which forms an externally threaded, solid or hollow screw 3 ak of metal, polymer or natural material with a head 32 ak and at the other end of the screw, a cone 31 ak which is placed in such a manner that the screw 3 ak and cone 31 ak can rotate independently of each other.

The other section 1 ak of the device is shown in FIG. 203 and consists of a block of metal, polymer or natural material with an internal thread 13 ak, an lumen 12 ak corresponding to the thread, and a centrally placed aperture 11 ak under the thread 13 ak. The block 1 ak has an adhesive under side 14 ak which is covered by protective film 41 ak with slit line 411 ak, facilitating removal of protective film 41 ak.

FIG. 204 is a cross section of FIG. 203 along line CClV-CClV showing block 1 ak with aperture 12 ak and the internal thread 13 ak. Through the adhesive underside 14 ak, there is an aperture 11 ak, in the back wall of which is a flexible band 15 ak. The aperture 11 ak and the adhesive under side 14 ak are covered by protective film 41 ak.

FIG. 205 shows a semi-rigid band 5 ak with an adhesive underside covered by protective film 45 ak.

FIG. 206 is a side elevational view, showing how screw 3 ak is screwed a few turns into thread 13 ak with head 32 ak.

In FIG. 207, the protective film 41 ak has been removed and the device according to FIG. 206 has been stuck to the skin 20 ak with skin tag 21 ak as near the back wall 15 ak of the aperture 11 ak as possible.

In FIG. 208, the screw 3 ak has been screwed into the internal thread 13 ak in block 1 ak with head 32 ak until the cone 31 ak compresses the skin tag 21 ak against the band 15 ak, thus occluding the base. Finally, the protective film 45 ak is removed and the band 5 ak is stuck to the upper side of block 1 ak, whereby the screw 32 ak is locked into position, fixing and concealing skin tag 21 ak on the skin surface 20 ak.

Example 37

This device according to the invention consists of a free-standing clip of metal, polymer or natural material, the elastic qualities of which occlude the stalk of the skin tag. The clip is mounted on two plaster-like sections which are fixed to the skin surface; an additional section conceals and fixates the skin tag to the clip on the skin.

FIG. 209 is a perspective view showing a parallel epipedic clip 1 al of elastic metal, polymer or natural material, where one of the short sides is formed by a tongue 14 al which is divided longitudinally into two parts 12 al and 13 al which are bent into the parallelepiped and where the other short side 15 al forms an elastic counterpart between the long sides 16 al and 17 al of the clip. Under section 1 al, there is a more or less elastic and flexible section 3 al where the adhesive upper side sticks to the clip 1 al, and where the adhesive underside is covered by protective film 43 al. Under the clip 1 al, section 3 al pass into a new section 5 al, the upper side of which is adhesive and the adhesive underside of which is protected by the two double-folded protective films 451 al and 452 al, or 453 al and 454 al, respectively, in the middle of the section there is a aperture 11 al.

FIG. 210 is an overview of FIG. 209 where the inwardly directed tongue 14 al with its two legs 12 al and 14 al is located in the middle of legs 16 al and 17 al and in the middle of the central aperture 11 al in section 5 al.

In FIG. 211, which is an overview, protective film 3 al has been removed in FIG. 210 and the two legs 16 al and 17 have been squeezed together so that skin tag 21 al can pass through the open crossed legs 12 al and 13 al before section 3 al is stuck to the skin surface 20 al.

FIG. 212 shows how the two protective films 451 and 452, 453 and 454, respectively, in FIG. 211 have been removed, and legs 16 al and 17 al have sprung back with the help of the short side 15 al such that the skin tag 21 al is squeezed between the tongues 12 al and 13 al in the clip 1 al.

FIG. 213 is an overview of FIG. 212 where the skin tag 21 al has been occluded between the legs 12 al and 13 al in section 1 al in the aperture 11 al on the skin surface 20 al.

FIG. 214 is a cross section along the line CCXlV-CCXlV in FIG. 213 showing section 1 al and the double occlusion of the skin tag, 21 al, which has been produced by the interaction between legs 12 al and 13 al and by pushing legs 16 al and 17 al down on the adhesive upper surface of section 5 al which is stuck to the skin 20 al.

FIG. 215 is an overview of a thin, band-shaped, flexible, more or less elastic section 6 al with an adhesive side covered by protective film 46 al with removal flap 461 al.

FIG. 216 is the same cross section as in FIG. 214, where the free-standing section 6 al has been applied on top of the parallelepipedic clip, 1 al, whereby the occluded skin tag 21 al is concealed and fixed within section 1 al.

Example 38

This Example is a variant of Example 37 where the clip is in the form of an eight with two elastic legs and an uneven, adhesive, lower side and is covered after the occlusion of the skin tag by a large covering and fixating device on the skin surface.

FIG. 217 is a perspective view of an elastic section made of metal, polymer or natural material, which is in the form of an eight with two large, resilient, sector-formed sides 14 am and 15 am between which a narrow, asymmetrically arranged side 13 am and a broad side 12 am are extending, said broad side has a notch 17 am, in which the smaller side 13 am can expand. One edge of sides 14 am, 12 am and 15 am in section 1 am has a rim 16 am, the outside of which is adhesive and covered by protective film 41 am.

In FIG. 218, the protective paper 41 am has been removed and sides 14 am and 15 am have been clamped between the thumb and forefinger, whereby side 13 am extends into the notch 17 am so that an aperture 11 am can be created.

In FIG. 219, the device 1 am with aperture 11 am in FIG. 218 is pulled over skin tag 21 am and placed on the skin. The resilient sides 14 am and 15 am spring back and sides 12 am and 13 am occlude the skin tag 21 am at the same time as rim 16 am sticks section 1 am to the skin.

FIG. 220 is an overview showing a thin, more or less flexible and elastic section 3 am with two pairs of opposite, similar flaps 32 am and 35 am respectively 31 am and 33 am. Section 3 am has an adhesive side, covered by protective film 43 am with slit line 431 am which facilitates removal of the protective film 43 am.

In FIG. 221, section 3 am is stuck on top of the section 1 am so that the occluded skin tag 21 am is bent down and concealed, and the whole section 1 am is stabilised by the flaps 31 am, 32 am, 33 am and 34 am which are bent down on the skin surface.

Example 39

The occlusion of the skin tag takes place via a single flexible, more or less elastic strap which is stretched around the edge of a small disc placed on the skin.

FIG. 222 is a perspective view of the device according to the invention, consisting of a section in form of a more or less hard, small disc 1 an with an adhesive underside 3 an, covered by a protective film 41 an. Section 1 an has a rounded edge 11 an and a more or less flexible and elastic strap 13 an which is stuck in the edge of the disc 1 an with attachment 14 an. As a lock for the strap, there is a hook or a cleat 12 an.

In FIG. 223, the protective film 41 an in FIG. 222 is removed and section 1 an is stuck to the skin 20 an as near the base skin tag 21 as possible.

FIG. 224 shows how the more or less flexible and elastic strap 13 an is pulled around skin tag 21 an, occluding the base against to the rounded edge 11 an, after which the strap 13 an is locked to the hook 12 an in section 1 an.

FIG. 225 shows a thin, more or less elastic section 5 an with an adhesive side covered by protective film 45 an.

In FIG. 226 the protective film 45 an in FIG. 225 has been removed, and section San has been stuck on top of section 1 an and over the edge of section 1 an and onto the skin 20 an to conceal and fix the occluded skin tag 21 an to the skin surface in the best way possible.

Example 40

This is a variant of Example 39, where the occluded part is located between the device and a movable arm or lifting rod on the device, which can be locked and produce an optimal occlusive effect.

FIG. 227 is a frontal view showing a device 1 ao consisting of a more or less hard, preferably quadratic, thin disc, one edge of which is rounded 10 ao and n the upper side of which there is a movable arm or lifting rod 12 ao which in an open position is fixated by lock 14 ao and the underside of which has an adhesive layer 15 ao covered by protective film 41 ao. On the upper side of the device is an additional lock 13 ao which locks the arm or lifting rod 12 ao in an occlusive position. Between the arm or lifting rod 12 ao and the hook or cleat 11 ao positioned on one side of the preferably quadratic disc 1 a 0 is a more or less flexible and elastic strap 16 ao.

FIG. 228 is an overview of FIG. 227, showing how the more or less flexible and elastic strap 16 ao is placed suspended between the cleat or hook 11 ao and the arm or lifting rod 12 ao retained on the upper side, which can be turned 90 degrees over the rounded edge 10 ao to a new position 17 ao and fixed there by lock 13 ao.

FIG. 229 is a perspective view of FIG. 227, where the positions of the locks 13 ao and 14 ao and the strap 16 ao located between the hook or cleat 11 ao and the arm 12 ao on the device 1 ao are shown. The adhesive layer 15 ao and the protective film 41 ao of the device 1 ao are also shown.

In FIG. 230, which is an overview, the protective film 41 ao has been removed and the device 1 ao is stuck to the skin 20 ao with skin tag 21 ao placed between the arm 12 ao and the strap 16 a.

FIG. 231 shows a more or less hard, quadratic box-formed section 3 ao with an open underside, above which are located four control heels 31 ao, 32 ao, 33 ao, and 34 ao on two opposite sides.

In FIG. 232, section 3 ao in FIG. 231 has been pulled over the device 1 ao stuck to the skin with the skin tag 21 ao occluded by strap 16 ao so that the control heels 31 ao and 32 ao are locked against 12 ao and control heels 33 ao and 34 ao are locked against 11 ao, which fixes section 3 ao on the device 1 ao. The occluded skin tag 21 ao is then concealed and stabilised on the skin surface 20 ao.

Example 41

In this example of the invention, the skin tag is squeezed between two common sides in two triangular, inverted sections which are kept together by a common edge.

FIG. 233 is a perspective view of a section of metal, polymer or natural material according to the invention, which consists of two triangular, more or less more rigid sections with sides 11 ar, 12 ar, 13 ar and 3 ar with sides 31 ar, 32 ar and 33 ar. Sides 12 ar and 32 ar have an adhesive outer side covered by protective film 412 ar and 432 ar and each have a notch 121 ar and 231 ar at the edges of the sides 13 ar and 33 ar. Sides 13 ar and 33 ar each have a large central hole 132 ar and 332 ar which is enclosed by a frame which is adhesive on the outer side and has a narrow section 131 ar or 331 ar and is covered by a protective film 413 ar or 433 ar. The sides are united along the shared edge of fold 5 ar around which the two triangular sections 1 ar and 3 ar can be turned.

In FIG. 234, which is a perspective view of FIG. 233, the protective film 412 ar has been removed and area 12 ar on section 1 ar in FIG. 245 has been stuck to the skin 20 ar with skin tag 21 ar in the middle in front of the thin frame section, 131 ar, after which the protective film 413 is removed.

In FIG. 235 which is a perspective view, the protective film 433 has been removed from the surface 33 and section 3 ar in FIG. 234 has been twisted around the fold 5 ar into a horizontal position.

FIG. 236 shows how protective film 432 ar is removed from surface 32 ar before section 3 is twisted down towards the skin surface 20 ar using fold 5 ar so that the adhesive frame of sides 13 ar and 33 ar have been stuck together, including frame sections 131 ar and 331 ar which then press against the base of the skin tag 21 ar each from their own side, and expand outwards into notches 121 ar and 321 ar during the occlusion of the blood flow in the proximal part of the skin tag 21 ar. At the same time, area 32 is stuck to the skin, which further stabilises and conceals the skin tag 21 ar on the skin surface 20 ar and facilitates removal of the skin tag from the skin surface after the natural constriction effect.

Example 42

In this example of the invention the central, occluding, more or less hard sections are encircled by a thin, elastic film which levels the occluding edges against each other.

FIG. 237 is a perspective view of a device according to the invention, where the more or less hard and flexible sections lap and 3 ap on both sides are surrounded by a thin, elastic film 11 ap and 31 ap. Between the sections lap and 3 ap is a very narrow slot 13 ap and a corresponding slit through the thin, elastic films. The underside of the device is adhesive and the underside of both sections lap and 3 ap is covered by protective films 41 ap and 43 ap.

FIG. 238 is a cross section along the line CCXXXVIII-CCXXXVIII in FIG. 237 and shows the design of the thin, laminated device, where the sections lap and 3 ap on both sides are surrounded by the elastic film 11 ap respectively 31 ap which retain and centres both sections of the device outside the slit 13 ap. Outside the elastic films 11 ap and 31 ap on the underside of the device, a layer 12 ap and 32 ap is located, which is adhesive on both sides and on which an additional, thin layer 14 ap and 34 ap with moisture-absorbent and moisture-conveying properties is adhered. On the other side of the moisture-absorbent and moisture-conveying layers 14 ap and 34 ap is an additional layer 12 ap and 34 ap which is adhesive on both sides. Both adhesive undersides of the sections lap and 3 ap are finally covered by protective films 41 ap and 43 ap.

FIG. 239 is an overview of a thin, more or less transparent film Sap which is stabilised by protective film 451 ap and the adhesive underside of which is covered by protective film 452 ap.

In FIG. 240, protective film 41 ap has been removed and slit 13 ap has been extended to a parallelepipedic aperture which is pulled over skin tag 21 ap so that the slit edge on section lap abuts the base of skin tag 21 ap, after which section lap is stuck to the skin surface 20 ap.

FIG. 241 shows how protective film 43 ap is removed from section 3 ap and how the other edge of slit 13 ap is guided and pressed against the other side of the base of skin tag 21 ap by means of the elastic film areas 11 ap and 13 ap located outside the slit, thereby occluding the skin tag. Subsequently, section 3 ap is stuck on skin 20 ap.

In FIG. 242, the protective film 452 ap is removed from the underside of section 5 ap which is then stuck on the upper side of the device which is located on the skin with the occluded skin tag 21 ap. Finally, the protective film 451 is carefully removed from the upperside of section Sap. As suitable polymers for the function of the device according to the invention, it can be mentioned that the thin, more or less hard and flexible core in Example 42 can be made of a thin polyethylene or polypropylene film or another polymer having the same properties which is of medical grade. The core in Example 42 is surrounded by a thin, elastic, polyurethane film, such as e.g., 3M 9842 or Opsite from Smith & Nephew. As adhesives against the skin one of the bioinert adhesives 1510 or 1524 from 3M can advantageously be used. 

1. A device for occlusive removal of a skin tag projecting from a skin area, comprising: an adhesion member for fixing the device to the skin area and having a support portion enclosing or contacting an end of the protruding skin tag next to the skin area; a pressure member connected to the adhesion member for applying an occlusion pressure on the end of the projecting skin tag next to the skin area; and a locking member for immobilizing the skin tag in relation to the skin area.
 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said pressure member comprises a threadlike portion for wrapping around the end of the skin tag next to the skin area.
 3. The device according to claim 2, wherein the threadlike portion is elastic.
 4. The device according to claim 2, wherein the threadlike portion forms part of a sheet or band which also includes said adhesion member.
 5. The device according to claim 2, wherein the threadlike portion comprises at least one separate thread having guides in said adhesion member.
 6. The device according to claim 4, wherein the threadlike portion forms part of a plurality of such portions.
 7. The device according to claim 6, wherein the threadlike portions are designed to extend past the skin tag on different sides thereof when the device is adhered to the skin area.
 8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the threadlike portions extend from an inner circular line constituting an outer boundary of said adhesion member, to an outer circular line constituting an inner boundary of an annular part of the pressure member.
 9. The device according to claim 1, wherein the pressure member comprises an adhesive disc-shaped portion for folding about at least the end of the skin tag next to the skin area.
 10. The device according to claim 9, wherein the disc-shaped portion constitutes part of a sheet or band which also includes the adhesive member.
 11. The device according to claim 1, wherein the pressure member comprises a disc-shaped portion having one or more hard edges or notches for contacting the end of the skin tag next to the skin area.
 12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the at least one firm edge is controllable in an eccentric action.
 13. The device according to claim 11, wherein the disc-shaped portion constitutes part of a cylindrical shell having a slit extending circumferentially, with the slit having hard edges and adhesive surface parts both externally for forming the adhesion member and internally for forming the locking member.
 14. The device according to claim 1, wherein the pressure member comprises at least two disc-shaped portions each having a hard edge or notch for contacting different parts of the end of the skin tag next to the skin area.
 15. The device according to claim 14, wherein the hard edges or notches are controllable in an eccentric action.
 16. The device according to claim 1, wherein the pressure member consists of a helical spring having a few close-coiled winding turns.
 17. The device according to claim 1, wherein the pressure member comprises an elastic strap or annulus and wherein the support portion of said adhesion member constitutes a counter surface for the strap or annulus.
 18. The device according to claim 1, wherein the adhesion member is elastic and has an opening in a central, non-adhesive portion, the edges of the opening forming the pressure member.
 19. The device according to claim 1, wherein the locking member is designed to fix the skin tag in a position deflected towards the skin area.
 20. The device according to claim 19, wherein the locking member covers at least the skin tag in its deflected position.
 21. The device according to claim 1, wherein the skin tag the has an upper portion and a lower portion near the skin area, with the support portion of the adhesion member enclosing or contacting the lower portion of the skin tag and the pressure member applying pressure on the lower portion of the skin tag while the locking member immobilizes the upper portion of the skin tag to facilitate removal of the skin tag.
 22. The device according to claim 1, wherein the locking member includes an adhesive that is configured to contact the skin tag or the skin area. 